Morpheme
Cupe
Type
bound base
Denotation
assume, take, grasp, hold, contain
Etymology
Old French -cuper; Latin -cupāre, from ob- + capere
Evidence
cooccupy, deoccupy, misoccupy, nonoccupant, nonoccupying, nuncupate, occupance, occupancy, occupant, occupantless, occupate, occupated, occupates, occupating, occupation, occupiable, occupied, occupier, occupies, occupy, occupying, preoccupant, preoccupate, preoccupated, preoccupates, preoccupating, preoccupy, reoccupy, unoccupied
Notes
occupy and occupate are doublets
recuperate and recover are doublets
See Also
Cape, Capt, Ceipt, Ceive, Cept, Cipe, Cuper, Cover
