rebusy

re·bus·y
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Australia, UK/ɹiːˈbɪz.iː/Canada, US, Scotland/ɹiˈbɪz.i/New Zealand/ɹiːˈbəz.iː/India/ɾiːˈbɪz.iː/

verb

To make (oneself) busy again.

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reoccupy
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Meanings

verbrebusy (third-person singular simple present rebusies, present participle rebusying, simple past and past participle rebusied)

present singular third person rebusies · participle present rebusying · participle past rebusied · past rebusied

  1. reflexiveTo make (oneself) busy again.

    That accomplished, he sank again into obscurity, and rebusied himself with his cows and his farm.

    1890, University of Virginia Magazine, page 613

    Synonyms: reoccupy

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make (oneself) busy again.

Similar
reoccupy
Also see
reoccupy

Origin

From re- + busy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rebusy

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Anagrams

Bursey
Cite this entry
APA

rebusy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebusy

MLA

“rebusy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebusy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebusy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebusy.

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