occupo

occupō āvī, ātus, āre

ob+CAP-, to take into possession, seize, occupy, master, win : Italiam praesidiis: opportunae ad occupandum urbes, L.: portum, H.: tyrannidem: a potentioribus regna occupabantur, chieftains were aiming at , Cs.: Occupat amplexu, clasps , O.— To occupy, cover, take up, fill : quantum loci acies occupare poterat, Cs.: urbem (sc. aedificiis), L.: caementis mare, H.— To fall upon, attack : Latagum saxo os faciemque, strikes (in) the face , V.: Occupat hos morsu, longis complexibus illos, O.: manicis iacentem, fetters while prostrate , V.: Volteium Vilia vendentem, surprise , H.— To get the start of, be before-hand with, anticipate, do first, outstrip : egressas rates, O.: bellum facere, begin the war first , L.: rapere oscula, H.— To hinder : profluvium sanguinis occupat secantes, Cu.—Fig., to seize, take possession of, fill, invade, overspread, engross : mors ipsam occupat, T.: quae (tenebrae) totam rem p. tum occuparant: timor exercitum occupavit, Cs.: oculos nox occupat, are darkened , O.: fama occupat aurīs, V.— To gain, win, acquire : militarem gloriam, Ta.: obscuri speciem, pass for reserved , H.— To take up, fill, occupy, employ : tres et sexaginta annos aeque multa volumina occupasse mihi, L.: in funambulo Animum, T.: pecuniam adulescentulo grandi fenore occupavisti, invested at high interest : occupatur animus ab iracundiā: occupatus certamine est animus, L.