reoccupy

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verb

To occupy again.

“The enemy soldiers, through force of numbers, were able to reoccupy the garrison.”

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rebusy
OriginEnglish occupy ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreoccupy (third-person singular simple present reoccupies, present participle reoccupying, simple past and past participle reoccupied)

present singular third person reoccupies · participle present reoccupying · participle past reoccupied · past reoccupied

  1. transitiveTo occupy again.

    The enemy soldiers, through force of numbers, were able to reoccupy the garrison.

  2. reflexiveTo occupy (oneself) again.

    Synonyms: rebusy

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo occupy (oneself) again.

Similar
rebusy
Also see
rebusy

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishoccupy
  7. Englishreoccupy

From re- + occupy.

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APA

reoccupy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reoccupy

MLA

“reoccupy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reoccupy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reoccupy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reoccupy.

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