verbfirst conjugation
occupō
occupō (present infinitive occupāre, perfect active occupāvī, supine occupātum)
Classical[ˈɔk.kʊ.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔk.ku.po]
№ 472 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to occupy, fill, take up
- to seize, invade, take possession of
In eō itinere persuādet Casticō […] ut rēgnum in cīvitāte suā occupāret, quod pater ante habuerat; […].
On that journey [Orgetorix] persuaded Casticus […] that he ought to seize the kingship in his own state, which his father had held before; […] .c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.3 - to anticipate, make the first move
- to employ, make use of
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
prior capiō; hostēs collem occupāvērunt.occupō -āre — in Mille Verba, Bellum et Arma
vī capiō et teneōoccupō -āre — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 24
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occupō | occupābam | occupābō | occupāvī | occupāveram occupāram | occupāverō occupārō |
| 2nd sg. | occupās | occupābās | occupābis | occupāvistī occupāstī | occupāverās occupārās | occupāveris occupāris |
| 3rd sg. | occupat | occupābat | occupābit | occupāvit occupāt | occupāverat occupārat | occupāverit occupārit |
| 1st pl. | occupāmus | occupābāmus | occupābimus | occupāvimus occupāmus | occupāverāmus occupārāmus | occupāverimus occupārimus |
| 2nd pl. | occupātis | occupābātis | occupābitis | occupāvistis occupāstis | occupāverātis occupārātis | occupāveritis occupāritis |
| 3rd pl. | occupant | occupābant | occupābunt | occupāvērunt occupārunt, occupāvēre | occupāverant occupārant | occupāverint occupārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occupem | occupārem | occupāverim occupārim | occupāvissem occupāssem |
| 2nd sg. | occupēs | occupārēs | occupāverīs occupārīs | occupāvissēs occupāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | occupet | occupāret | occupāverit occupārit | occupāvisset occupāsset |
| 1st pl. | occupēmus | occupārēmus | occupāverīmus occupārīmus | occupāvissēmus occupāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | occupētis | occupārētis | occupāverītis occupārītis | occupāvissētis occupāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | occupent | occupārent | occupāverint occupārint | occupāvissent occupāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occupor | occupābar | occupābor |
| 2nd sg. | occupāris occupāre | occupābāris occupābāre | occupāberis occupābere |
| 3rd sg. | occupātur | occupābātur | occupābitur |
| 1st pl. | occupāmur | occupābāmur | occupābimur |
| 2nd pl. | occupāminī | occupābāminī | occupābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | occupantur | occupābantur | occupābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occuper | occupārer |
| 2nd sg. | occupēris occupēre | occupārēris occupārēre |
| 3rd sg. | occupētur | occupārētur |
| 1st pl. | occupēmur | occupārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | occupēminī | occupārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | occupentur | occupārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | occupā | occupāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | occupāte | occupāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | occupātō | occupātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | occupātō | occupātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | occupātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | occupantō | occupantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | occupāre | occupārī |
| perfect infinitive | occupāvisse occupāsse | occupātum esse |
| future infinitive | occupātūrum esse | occupātum īrī |
| present participle | occupāns occupante, occupantem, occupantēs, occupantī, occupantia, occupantibus, occupantis, occupantīs, occupantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | occupātus occupāta, occupātā, occupātae, occupātam, occupātārum, occupātās, occupātī, occupātōrum, occupātōs |
| future participle | occupātūrus occupātūra, occupātūrā, occupātūrae, occupātūram, occupātūrārum, occupātūrās, occupātūre, occupātūrī, occupātūrīs, occupātūrō, occupātūrōrum, occupātūrōs, occupātūrum | occupandus |
gerundoccupandī, occupandō, occupandumsupineoccupātum, occupātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- capere, occupare locum
- to occupy a position (with troops).
- occupare loca superiora
- to occupy the high ground.
- occupatum esse in aliqua re
- to be engaged upon a matter.
- vita occupata (vid. sect. VII. 2)
- the busy life of a statesman.
- timor aliquem occupat (B. G. 1. 39)
- fear comes upon some one.
- imperium, regnum, tyrannidem occupare
- to take upon oneself absolute power.
- pecuniam fenore occupare (Flacc. 21. 54)
- to put out money at interest.
- superstitio mentes occupavit (Verr. 4. 51. 113)
- superstition has taken possession of their souls.
occŭpo, āvi, ātum, 1 (occupassis for occupaveris, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 48:
I.
occupassit for occupaverit, id. As. 4, 2, 9), v. a. obcapio; lit., to lay hold of; hence, to take possession of, seize, occupy any thing (esp. a place; class.; cf.: expugno, obsideo). I. Lit.:
totam Italiam suis praesidiis obsidere atque occupare cogitat, Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 75: locum, id. Fin. 3, 20, 67: possessiones, id. Phil. 13, 5, 12: urbes, Liv. 33, 31: montem, Tac. A. 4, 47: portum, Hor. C. 1, 14, 2: aditum, to go in, enter, Verg. A. 6, 424: regnum, Cic. Lael. 12, 40: tyrannidem, id. Off. 3, 23, 90: familiam optimam occupavit, has got hold of, has got into, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 11: occupando adquirere aliquid, Gai. Inst. 2, 66 sqq.; cf. id. ib. 2, 215: vindemia occupabit sementem, shall reach to, Vulg. Lev. 26, 5.—Poet.: aliquem amplexu, to clasp in one's arms, to embrace, Ov. F. 3, 509.—B. Transf.
1. To occupy, i. e. to take up, fill with any thing:
atrā nube polum, Hor. C. 3, 29, 44: urbem (sc. aedificiis), Liv. 5, 55: caementis Tyrrhenum mare, Hor. C. 3, 24, 3.—2. To fall upon, attack one with any thing (syn. invado):
Latagum saxo ... Occupat os faciemque adversam, Verg. A. 10, 699: aliquem gladio, id. ib. 9, 770: aliquem morsu, Ov. M. 3, 48: canes ense, Prop. 4, 4, 82 (5, 4, 84): ne occupet te pluvia, Vulg. 3 Reg. 18. 44: caligo, id. Job, 3, 5.—Poet., in a friendly sense, to surprise: Volteium Philippus Vilia vendentem Occupat, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 64.—3. To get the start of, to be beforehand with, to anticipate, to do a thing first, to outstrip:
occupat egressas quamlibet ante rates, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 6: volo, tu prior ut occupes adire, that you should present yourself the first, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 15: praeloqui, id. Rud. 1, 4, 18: bellum facere, to begin the war first, Liv. 1, 14: rapere oscula, Hor. C. 2, 12, 28.—II. Trop.
A. To seize, take possession of, fill, invade, engross:
tantus timor omnem exercitum occupavit, Caes. B. G. 1, 39: tremor occupat artus, Ov. M. 3, 40: sopor occupat artus, Verg. G. 4, 190: animos magnitudine rei, Cic. Font. 5, 20: pallor ora, Verg. A. 4, 499.—B. To take up, occupy, employ: haec causa primos menses occupabit, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3:
cum in mentem venit tres et sexaginta annos aeque multa volumina occupasse mihi, Liv. 31, 1, 3: in funambulo Animum, Ter. Hec. prol. 1, 4: contio, quae homines occupatos occupat, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 7: tanta superstitio mentis Siculorum occupavit, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51, § 113: pecuniam, to put out or lay out money: pecuniam adulescentulo grandi fenore occupavisti, have loaned it at a high rate, id. Fl. 21, 51: pecunias apud populos, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 36, § 91: pecuniam animalibus, to lay out, invest in cattle, Col. 1, 8, 13: pecuniam in pecore, id. 11, 1: argentum, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 13.—Pass.: ante occupatur animus ab iracundiā, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 38; Liv. 22, 15, 6.—Hence, oc-cŭpātus, a, um, P. a., taken up, occupied, employed, busy, engaged (class.): ut si occupati profuimus aliquid civibus nostris, prosimus etiam otiosi, Cic. Tusc. 1, 3, 5: in eo, ut, Nep. Alc. 8, 1: tempora, Cic. Planc. 27, 66: qui in patriā delendā occupati et sunt et fuerunt, id. Off. 1, 17, 57: hostibus opere occupatis, Liv. 21, 45, 2: Nep. Hann. 7, 1.—Hence, married, occupatae (opp. to vacuae), Quint. Decl. 376.—Comp.: comitiorum dilationes occupatiorem me habebant, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 3.—Sup.: non dubito, quin occupatissimus fueris, very much occupied, Cic. Att. 12, 38, 1; Plin. Ep. 9, 21, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
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.
Origins
From ob- and the root of capiō (“capture, seize”). The difference in conjugation is explained by De Vaan, citing Steinbauer 1989, as the result of derivation via the denominal suffix -ō, -āre from some intermediate nominal (such as an unattested noun or adjective *occeps, *occupis), instead of direct composition of the prefix with the base verb. Compare anticipō, nuncupō, participō.
Descendants
- Romanianapuca
- Romanianapucare
- Romanianocupa
- Catalanocupar
- Englishoccupy
- Englishoccupate
- Frenchoccuper
- Italianoccupare
- Portugueseocupar
- Spanishocupar