smatter vs occupy

smatter and occupy both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of smatter include busy.

smatter (verb)	occupy (verb)
speak with spotty or superficial knowledge	consume all of one's attention or time
to talk foolishly	march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
work with in an amateurish manner	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