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consume vs occupy

occupy vs consume

consume and occupy both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consume No No Yes No
occupy No No Yes No
As verbs, occupy is a hypernym of consume; that is, occupy is a word with a broader meaning than consume:
  • consume: engage fully
  • occupy: consume all of one's attention or time
Other hypernyms of consume include absorb, engage, engross.
As verbs, occupy is a hyponym of consume; that is, occupy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consume:
  • consume: use up (resources or materials)
  • occupy: require (time or space)
Other hyponyms of consume include abuse, misuse, pervert, abuse, run out, drain, spare, indulge, luxuriate, burn, burn off, burn up, drop, expend, spend, spend, take, use up, blow, squander, waste, exhaust, play out, run down, sap, tire.
consume (verb) occupy (verb)
engage fully consume all of one's attention or time
serve oneself to, or consume regularly march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
use up (resources or materials) require (time or space)
spend extravagantly keep busy with
eat up completely, as with great appetite assume, as of positions or roles
destroy completely live (in a certain place)
occupy the whole of
be on the mind of
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