Definition of reoccupy
reoccupied;
reoccupying
: to occupy (a place) again : to take possession of or settle in (a place) after having relinquished it
- We do temporary roofing to allow people to reoccupy their homes.
- —Carl Strock
- Some time between A.D. 1150 and 1200, Chaco Canyon was virtually abandoned and remained largely empty until Navajo sheepherders reoccupied it 600 years later.
- —Jared Diamond
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reoccupation
play \(ˌ)rē-ˌä-kyə-ˈpā-shən\ noun, plural reoccupations-
- The plan called for an assault west from Quang Tri along Highway 9, then the reoccupation of Khe Sanh—abandoned after a 1968 siege—followed by the capture of Tchepone …
- —Steve Liewer
