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expend vs occupy

occupy vs expend

expend and occupy both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expend No No Yes No
occupy No No Yes No
As verbs, occupy is a hyponym of expend; that is, occupy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expend:
  • expend: use up (resources or materials)
  • occupy: require (time or space)
expend (verb) occupy (verb)
use up (resources or materials) consume all of one's attention or time
pay out march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
require (time or space)
keep busy with
assume, as of positions or roles
live (in a certain place)
occupy the whole of
be on the mind of
Difference between expend and occupy

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