Occupy
Occupy , transitive verb
[Old English occupien, French occuper, fromL. occupare; ob (see Ob-) + a word akin to capere to take. See Capacious.]
1.
To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
Woe occupieth the fine [end] of our gladness.
The better apartments were already occupied.
2.
To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground. — Sir J. Herschel
3.
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
An archbishop may have cause to occupy more chaplains than six.
They occupied themselves about the Sabbath.
4.
To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obsolete]
All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in thee to occupy the merchandise.
Not able to occupy their old crafts.
5.
To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obsolete]
All the gold that was occupied for the work.
They occupy not money themselves.
6.
To have sexual intercourse with. [Obsolete] — Nares
Occupy , intransitive verb
1.
To hold possession; to be an occupant.
Occupy till I come.
2.
To follow business; to traffic.