"occupate" meaning in English

See occupate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: occupates [present, singular, third-person], occupating [participle, present], occupated [participle, past], occupated [past]
Etymology: 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 Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{etydate|1547}} First attested in 1547, {{bor+|en|la|occupātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin occupātus, {{lg|perfect}} perfect, {{lg|passive}} passive, {{lg|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{dbt|en|occupy}} Doublet of occupy Head templates: {{en-verb}} occupate (third-person singular simple present occupates, present participle occupating, simple past and past participle occupated)
  1. (rendered obsolete in the end of 17th century, now nonstandard) To occupy. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-occupate-en-verb-aLa-cidm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 47 53
  2. (obsolete) past participle of occupate, occupied Tags: form-of, obsolete, participle, past Form of: occupate, occupied
    Sense id: en-occupate-en-verb-bUiUftYk Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: preoccupate

Inflected forms

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