Occupy and Play

Occupy

Occupy verb - To hold the attention of.

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Play and occupy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a verb "Occupy".

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Occupy and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Occupy" instead a verb "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

role	occupy role	play role
part	occupy part	play part
parts	occupy parts	play parts
house	occupy house	play house
Other words: time, route, level, world, roles, levels.

Richard III: He tells us in the very first speech of the play that he's going to be a villain because he has nothing else with which to occupy himself.

Source: For the Evulz
It helps that they have a lot to occupy themselves with studying the deepest darkest arcane mysteries, or consolidating wealth and power for elaborate schemes that play out over centuries.

Source: Living Forever Is Awesome
The real problem comes into play when you realize that each tenant will only occupy a "certain" house in the township; if you invite El, you can never invite Yozo.

Source: Video Game / Breath of Fire II

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