Godan verb, transitive verb

Archaism.
  1. to occupy, to hold, to command, to account for.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
占む しむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う セン し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)