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Synonyms for reoccupy

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

Top 10 synonyms for reoccupy
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Définition of reoccupy

Origin :
  • also re-occupy, 1731, from re- "back, again" + occupy (v.). Related: Reoccupied; reoccupying.
  • verb resume
Example sentences :
  • A force was accordingly sent to drive out the enemy and reoccupy it.
  • Extract from : « Our Sailors » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The Romans did not push their advantage, but were satisfied to reoccupy the ground from which they had been driven.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 7. (of 7): The Sassanian or New Persian Empire » by George Rawlinson
  • The Pope was still an exile in Benevento,146 and did not dare to reoccupy Rome.
  • Extract from : « Life of Thomas Becket » by Henry Hart Milman
  • No further efforts were made by the Canadians to reoccupy the position.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII) » by various
  • And whence would he journey back to reoccupy that body when what we call consciousness returned to him?
  • Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
  • If it is possible, reoccupy the Maryland Heights with your entire force.
  • Extract from : « The Civil War Through the Camera » by Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
  • The birds return during the first week in August, in small and silent companies, to reoccupy favourite resorts in common.
  • Extract from : « Tropic Days » by E. J. Banfield
  • This was shortly before La Harpe attempted to reoccupy the place for the French.
  • Extract from : « The Colonization of North America » by Herbert Eugene Bolton
  • "You won't be able to reoccupy your house for a long time, I fear," said Colburne.
  • Extract from : « Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty » by J. W. de Forest
  • Still the British were unable to disperse the rebels and reoccupy the city.
  • Extract from : « A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year » by Edwin Emerson
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