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occupy vs wipe out

wipe out vs occupy

occupy and wipe out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occupy No No Yes No
wipe out No No Yes No
As verbs, wipe out is a hypernym of occupy; that is, wipe out is a word with a broader meaning than occupy:
  • occupy: require (time or space)
  • wipe out: use up (resources or materials)
Other hypernyms of occupy include consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, expend, run through, use, use up.
occupy (verb) wipe out (verb)
consume all of one's attention or time kill in large numbers
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
require (time or space) remove from memory or existence
keep busy with wipe out the effect of something
assume, as of positions or roles use up (resources or materials)
live (in a certain place) eliminate completely and without a trace
occupy the whole of
be on the mind of
Difference between occupy and wipe out

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