Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Occupy (occupied, occupies, -ing)
occupy (occupied, occupies, -ing), v. [OFr < L. 'to seize, take possession of, take up, occupy, invest, employ'.]
- Seize.
- Possess.
- Inhabit; live in.
- Busy oneself.
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