IELTS Anvil

occupy

CEFR: B2

To live in, inhabit, or take up space in an ecological niche, geographic area, building, or military territory.

Synonyms

colonise
garrison
inhabit

Common Collocations

occupy a niche
occupy space
occupy territory

Example Sentence

Drought-tolerant shrubs occupy the gravelly inter-dune corridors where groundwater lies closer to the surface.

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