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occupate

occupate verb: to occupy. Also the past participle of occupate.

Verb

occupate (third-person singular simple present occupates, present participle occupating, simple past and past participle occupated)

  1. (nonstandard, rendered obsolete in the end of 17th century) To occupy.
    • the seats and domiciles which the several faculties of the mind do take and occupate in the organs of the body1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas...

Also used as

occupate is also the past participle of occupate.

Forms of occupate

third-person singular presentoccupates
present participleoccupating
past participleoccupated
pastoccupated

Origin of occupate

First attested in 1547; borrowed from Latin occupātus, perfect passive participle of occupō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of occupy

Questions about occupate

What does occupate mean?
Occupate means to occupy.
What part of speech is occupate?
Occupate is a verb.
What is the past tense of occupate?
The past tense of occupate is occupated.

Words near occupate in the dictionary

  1. occupancies
  2. occupancy
  3. occupant
  4. occupantless
  5. occupants
  6. occupate
  7. occupated
  8. occupates
  9. occupating
  10. occupation
  11. occupation bridge

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