Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to occupy; to hold
to account for; to make up; to take up
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity
hogging; keeping to oneself
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself
military occupation; possession; capture; seizure
fortune-telling; divination
fortune-teller; diviner
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future)
to predict; to forecast
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to buy up
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
Fortune-telling: using a mouth as a divining rod.
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