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occupo
occupo
See also: occupò
Latin
Etymology
From ob- + capiō (“capture, seize”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈok.ku.poː/
Verb
occupō (present infinitive occupāre, perfect active occupāvī, supine occupātum); first conjugation
- I occupy, fill, take up
- I seize, invade, take possession of
- I anticipate, make the first move
- I employ, make use of
Inflection
Derived terms
- praeoccupō
- occupātiō
- occupātōrius
- occupātus
- superoccupō
Descendants
References
- occupo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- occupo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “occupo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- fear comes upon some one: timor aliquem occupat (B. G. 1. 39)
- superstition has taken possession of their souls: superstitio mentes occupavit (Verr. 4. 51. 113)
- to put out money at interest: pecuniam fenore occupare (Flacc. 21. 54)
- to take upon oneself absolute power: imperium, regnum, tyrannidem occupare
- to occupy a position (with troops): capere, occupare locum
- to occupy the high ground: occupare loca superiora
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(ambiguous) to be engaged upon a matter: occupatum esse in aliqua re
- fear comes upon some one: timor aliquem occupat (B. G. 1. 39)