occupy

verb

1. keep busy with

   verb.social

   Synonyms busy

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. live (in a certain place)

   verb.stative

   Synonyms lodge in reside

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. occupy the whole of

   verb.stative

   Synonyms fill

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. be on the mind of

   verb.stative

   Synonyms concern interest worry

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

   verb.competition

   Synonyms invade

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. require (time or space)

   verb.possession

   Synonyms take use up

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. consume all of one's attention or time

   verb.cognition

   Synonyms absorb engage engross

   Source: WordNet 3.0

8. assume, as of positions or roles

   verb.social

   Examples

   The young prince will soon occupy the throne.

   Synonyms fill take

   Source: WordNet 3.0

9. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

10. To hold possession; to be an occupant.

    verb

    Source: webster1913