occupy vs consume

occupy and consume both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of occupy include involve, rivet.

As verbs, consume is a hypernym of occupy; that is, consume is a word with a broader meaning than occupy:

Other hypernyms of occupy include deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.

occupy (verb)	consume (verb)
consume all of one's attention or time	engage fully
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
require (time or space)	use up (resources or materials)
keep busy with	spend extravagantly
assume, as of positions or roles	eat up completely, as with great appetite
live (in a certain place)	destroy completely
occupy the whole of
be on the mind of