occupy

Meanings

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

Synonyms

absorb, busy, concern, engage, engross, fill, interest, invade, lodge in, reside, take, use up, worry