Antonyms for re occupy


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ok-yuh-pahy
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ


Definition of re occupy

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to take possession of," also "to take up space or time, employ (someone)," irregularly borrowed from Old French occuper "occupy (a person or place), hold, seize" (13c.) or directly from Latin occupare "take over, seize, take into possession, possess, occupy," from ob "over" (see ob-) + intensive form of capere "to grasp, seize" (see capable). The final syllable of the English word is difficult to explain, but it is as old as the record; perhaps from a modification made in Anglo-French. During 16c.-17c. a common euphemism for "have sexual intercourse with" (sense attested from early 15c.), which caused it to fall from polite usage.
  • "A captaine? Gods light these villaines wil make the word as odious as the word occupy, which was an excellent good worde before it was il sorted." [Doll Tearsheet in "2 Henry IV"]
  • Related: Occupied; occupying.
  • As in recover : verb find again
  • As in resume : verb begin again
  • As in reassume : verb resume
  • As in reoccupy : verb resume
  • As in retake : verb resume

Synonyms for re occupy

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