occupy
verb
ˈɒkjupaɪ 
ˈɑːkjupaɪ 
1 occupy something to fill or use a space, an area or an amount of timeSynonym
take upThe bed seemed to occupy most of the room.How much memory does the program occupy?Administrative work occupies half of my time.2 occupy something (formal) to live or work in a room, house or buildingHe occupies an office on the 12th floor.3 occupy something to enter a place in a large group and take control of it, especially by military forceThe capital has been occupied by the rebel army.Protesting students occupied the TV station.4 to fill your time or keep you busy doing somethingoccupy somebody/something/yourself a game that will occupy the kids for hoursProblems at work continued to occupy his mind for some time.occupy somebody/something/yourself with somebody/something She occupied herself with routine office tasks.occupy somebody/something/yourself (in) doing something She occupied herself doing routine office tasks.5 occupy something to have an official job or positionSynonym
holdThe president occupies the position for four years.jobs that have traditionally been occupied by men