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dwell vs occupy

occupy vs dwell

dwell and occupy both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dwell No No Yes No
occupy No No Yes No
As verbs, occupy is a hyponym of dwell; that is, occupy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dwell:
  • dwell: be an inhabitant of or reside in
  • occupy: live (in a certain place)
dwell (verb) occupy (verb)
think moodily or anxiously about something consume all of one's attention or time
come back to march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
be an inhabitant of or reside in require (time or space)
originate (in) keep busy with
exist or be situated within assume, as of positions or roles
live (in a certain place)
occupy the whole of
be on the mind of
Difference between dwell and occupy

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