ocupar
/okuˈpaɾ/ · A2 · verb
to occupy, to take up
🪑 ocupar = occupy: same Latin root, occupare (to seize, take hold of)
A direct cognate of English occupy. Latin occupare = ob- (over) + capere (to take), the same capere behind capture. Swap the English -y ending for the Spanish -ar verb ending and you have it: occup-y → ocup-ar, with a single c.