occupy vs take up

take up vs occupy

occupy and take up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
occupy	No	No	Yes	No
take up	No	No	Yes	No

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

occupy: occupy the whole of
take up: take up time or space

Other hyponyms of occupy include crowd.

occupy (verb)	take up (verb)
consume all of one's attention or time	pursue or resume
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation	return to a previous location or condition
require (time or space)	adopt
keep busy with	take up as if with a sponge
assume, as of positions or roles	take out or up with or as if with a scoop
live (in a certain place)	accept
occupy the whole of	take in, also metaphorically
be on the mind of	take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
	occupy or take on
	take up and practice as one's own
	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
	turn one's interest to
	take up time or space

Difference between occupy and take up

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