Meaning : Keep busy with.

Example : She busies herself with her butterfly collection.

Synonyms : busy

Meaning : Live (in a certain place).

Example : She resides in Princeton.
He occupies two rooms on the top floor.

Synonyms : lodge in, reside

Meaning : Occupy the whole of.

Example : The liquid fills the container.

Synonyms : fill

Meaning : Be on the mind of.

Example : I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift.

Synonyms : concern, interest, worry

Meaning : March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation.

Example : Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.

Synonyms : invade

Meaning : Require (time or space).

Example : It took three hours to get to work this morning.
This event occupied a very short time.

Synonyms : take, use up

Meaning : Consume all of one's attention or time.

Example : Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely.

Synonyms : absorb, engage, engross

Meaning : Assume, as of positions or roles.

Example : She took the job as director of development.
He occupies the position of manager.
The young prince will soon occupy the throne.

Synonyms : fill, take