Occupy and Settle

Occupy

Occupy verb - To hold the attention of.

Settle and occupy are semantically related in people topic. In some cases you can use "Settle" instead a verb "Occupy", when it comes to topics like inhabit.

Settle

Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

Occupy and settle are semantically related in colonize topic. Sometimes you can use "Occupy" instead a verb "Settle", if it concerns topics such as inhabit.

Common collocations

land occupy land settle land
earth occupy earth settle earth
world occupy world settle world
planet occupy planet settle planet
Other words: city, island.
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