v. 25B6; verb
Carol occupied the basement flat : LIVE IN, inhabit, be the tenant of, lodge in; move into, take up residence in; people, populate, settle; Scottish stay in; formal reside in, dwell in.
two windows occupied almost the whole of the end wall : TAKE UP, fill, fill up, cover, use up.
he occupies a senior post at the Treasury : HOLD, fill, have; informal hold down.
I need something to occupy my mind : ENGAGE, busy, employ, distract, absorb, engross, preoccupy, hold, interest, involve, entertain, amuse, divert.
the region was occupied by Soviet troops : CAPTURE, seize, take possession of, conquer, invade, overrun, take over, colonize, garrison, annex, subjugate.