Experience
Experience verb - To come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it.
Occupy and experience are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occupy" instead a verb "Experience".
Occupy
Occupy verb - To hold the attention of.
Experience and occupy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Experience" instead a verb "Occupy".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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On land, the problem was that the British knew from experience that they couldn't actually occupy the colonies, and raiding the coast had proven expensive.
Source: The Captain
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