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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Latin occupō +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian оккупи́ровать (okkupírovatʹ), Belarusian акупава́ць (akupavácʹ), Polish okupować.

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окупува́ти (okupuvátyimpf or pf (imperfective окупо́вувати) (transitive)

  1. (military) to occupy (have, or to have taken, possession or control of: territory)
  2. (figurative, colloquial) to occupy (take or use: space)
    Synonyms: займа́ти impf (zajmáty), захо́плювати impf (zaxópljuvaty)

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