Morpheme
Cupe
Type
bound base
Denotation
assume, take, grasp, hold, contain
Etymology
(1) Latin recuperō, alternative form of reciperō from -cipere, from capere; (2) Old French occuper; Latin occupāre, from ob- + capere
Evidence
cooccupy, deoccupy, irrecuperable, irrecuperably, misoccupy, multioccupy, nonoccupant, nonoccupying, occupance, occupancy, occupant, occupantless, occupate, occupated, occupates, occupating, occupation, occupiable, occupied, occupier, occupies, occupy, occupying, preoccupant, preoccupate, preoccupated, preoccupates, preoccupating, preoccupy, recuperable, recuperate, recuperated, recuperates, recuperating, recuperation, recuperator, reoccupy, unoccupied, unrecuperable, unrecuperably, unrecuperated
Notes
occupy and occupate are doublets
recuperate and recover are doublets
See Also
Cape, Capt, Ceipt, Ceive, Cept, Cipe, Cover
