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infest vs occupy

occupy vs infest

infest and occupy both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infest No No Yes No
occupy No No Yes No
As verbs, occupy is a hypernym of infest; that is, occupy is a word with a broader meaning than infest:
  • infest: invade in great numbers
  • occupy: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
Other hypernyms of infest include invade.
infest (verb) occupy (verb)
invade in great numbers consume all of one's attention or time
live on or in a host, as of parasites march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
occupy in large numbers or live on a host 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 infest and occupy

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