occupy

/ˈɒkjəpaɪ/ verb [T]

Definition

› to fill or use a place: The new plant will occupy a 185-acre site.

› to fill a period of time: Since he retired, he has struggled to occupy his time.

› to have a particular job: An increasing number of women occupy senior positions on Wall Street.

› to take control of a place and refuse to leave it: Workers occupied the factory eight days ago.

(Definition of occupy verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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