Difference between engross and occupy
Definitions
verb
- devote (oneself) fully to
- consume all of one's attention or time
Examples
Come on, this whodunit tale is quite engrossing with its frequent tosses, turns and twists.
I watched over my hasty temper, subdued my burning impatience of character, schooled my self-engrossing thoughts, educating myself to the best perfection I might attain, that the fruit of my exertions might be his happiness.
This is technically accomplished stuff, but more importantly, it is utterly engrossing.
Definitions
verb
- march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
- require (time or space)
- occupy the whole of
- live (in a certain place)
- consume all of one's attention or time
Examples
The soldiers were requisitioning things left and right, not good for an occupying army.
Dysfunctional families seem to be occupying the minds of Scotland's visiting choreographers.
The case - possibly the ultimate in town versus gown - revolves around a former manse on a quiet street in St Andrews, where students already occupy more than half the town centre accommodation.
