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occupy
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be busy with |
| Synonyms: | absorb, amuse, attend, be active with, be concerned with, busy, divert, employ, engage, engross, entertain, fill, hold attention, immerse, interest, involve, keep busy, monopolize, preoccupy, soak, take up, tie up, utilize |
| Antonyms: | be inactive, be lazy, idle |
| Main Entry: | occupy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seize, take over |
| Synonyms: | capture, conquer, garrison, hold, invade, keep, obtain, overrun, take possession |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | occupying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | filling a place |
| Synonyms: | assigned to, commanding, controlling, covering, holding, living in, maintaining, obtaining, owning, permeating, pervading, placed, possessing, posted, remaining, residing, resting, settled on, sitting, situated, staying, taking up, tenanting |
| Antonyms: | gone, leaving, removing |
| Main Entry: | occupying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | engaging attention |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, attracting, concentrated upon, concerned with, drawing, engaging, engrossing, exacting, exciting, focusing, interesting, monopolizing, requiring, utilizing |
| Main Entry: | amuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain; make laugh |
| Synonyms: | break one up, charm, cheer, crack up, delight, divert, fracture, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, knock dead, make roll in the aisles, occupy, panic*, please, put away, regale, slay, tickle, wow* |
| Notes: | the first meaning of amuse was 'to divert the attention of in order to mislead,' 'delude, deceive' and now means 'entertain, make smile or laugh'; bemuse means 'confuse, bewilder, puzzle' |
| Antonyms: | anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | beguile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charm |
| Synonyms: | amuse, attract, cheer, delight, distract, divert, engross, entertain, entice, knock dead, knock out, lure, occupy, seduce, send, slay, solace, sweep off one's feet, tickle, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, vamp, wow* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bury |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | engross oneself |
| Synonyms: | absorb, concentrate, engage, immerse, interest, occupy, rivet, throw oneself into |
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and forcefully hold |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust, catch, collar, conquer, cop, gain control, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab, nail, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, prehend, pull in, put the cuffs on, round up, run in, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take captive, take into custody, take prisoner, trap, tumble |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, liberate, lose, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conquer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | win; obtain |
| Synonyms: | achieve, acquire, annex, best, master, occupy, overcome, overrun, prevail, seize, succeed, triumph |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, lose, surrender |
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