Hyphenation of occupied

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word occupied? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

oc-cu-pied

Definitions of occupied:

1.
Keep busy with
She busies herself with her butterfly collection
2.
Live (in a certain place)
She resides in Princeton He occupies two rooms on the top floor
3.
Occupy the whole of
The liquid fills the container
4.
Be on the mind of
I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
5.
March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
Hitler invaded Poland on September 1
6.
1939
7.
Require (time or space)
It took three hours to get to work this morning This event occupied a very short time
8.
Consume all of one's attention or time
Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely
9.
Assume, as of positions or roles
She took the job as director of development He occupies the position of manager The young prince will soon occupy the throne
10.
Held or filled or in use
She keeps her time well occupied The wc is occupied
11.
Seized and controlled as by military invasion
The occupied countries of Europe
12.
Resided in
Having tenants Not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up
13.
Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
She keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities Deeply engaged in conversation

Synonyms of occupied:

adj occupied, busy, engaged, in use, filled
adj occupied
adj tenanted, inhabited
adj engaged, busy

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