"occupy oneself" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: occupies oneself [present, singular, third-person], occupying oneself [participle, present], occupied oneself [participle, past], occupied oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} occupy oneself (third-person singular simple present occupies oneself, present participle occupying oneself, simple past and past participle occupied oneself)
  1. (reflexive) To keep busy by doing something Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-occupy_oneself-en-verb-4UEmXwCF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44
  2. (reflexive, euphemistic) To masturbate Tags: euphemistic, reflexive
    Sense id: en-occupy_oneself-en-verb-ayH4MQp- Categories (other): English euphemisms

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