occupy
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- v keep busy with
- v live (in a certain place)
- v occupy the whole of
- v be on the mind of
- v march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
- v require (time or space)
- v consume all of one's attention or time
- v assume, as of positions or roles
the young prince will soon occupy the throne
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