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Synonyms for Occupy (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (be on the mind of):
concern, interest, worry

WordNet sense 2 (be present in; be inside of):
inhabit

WordNet sense 3 (keep busy with):
busy

WordNet sense 4 (occupy the whole of):
fill

WordNet sense 5 (live (in a certain place)):
reside, reside, lodge in

WordNet sense 6 (require (time or space)):
take, use up

WordNet sense 7 (march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation):
invade

WordNet sense 8 (engage or engross wholly):
absorb, engage, engross


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