Definition of: occupy

(ok′yə·pī) v.t. ·pied, ·py·ing
1. To take and hold possession of, as by conquest.
2. To fill or take up (space or time): The estate occupies ten acres.
3. To inhabit; dwell in.
4. To hold; fill, as an office or position.
5. To busy or engage; employ: He occupies himself with trifles. [<OF occuper <L occupare seize, take possession of <ob- against + capere take]
—oc′cu·pi′er noun Synonyms: busy, employ, engage, fill, have, hold, keep, possess, preoccupy, use. See ENTERTAIN, HAVE, INTEREST, POSSESS.