eat vs occupy

eat and occupy both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eat	No	No	Yes	No
occupy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, occupy is a hyponym of eat; that is, occupy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eat:

eat (verb)	occupy (verb)
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid	consume all of one's attention or time
take in solid food	march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
eat a meal; take a meal	require (time or space)
take in food; used of animals only	keep busy with
use up (resources or materials)	assume, as of positions or roles
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way	live (in a certain place)
	occupy the whole of
	be on the mind of