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occupy vs deplete

deplete vs occupy

occupy and deplete both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occupy No No Yes No
deplete No No Yes No
As verbs, deplete is a hypernym of occupy; that is, deplete is a word with a broader meaning than occupy:
  • occupy: require (time or space)
  • deplete: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of occupy include consume, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up, wipe out.
occupy (verb) deplete (verb)
consume all of one's attention or time use up (resources or materials)
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 occupy and deplete

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