Antonyms for re-occupying

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ok-yuh-pahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ

Definition of re-occupying

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

Example sentences :

We soon had a curious bit of evidence that Longstreet had finally abandoned the expectation of re-occupying East Tennessee.
Extract from : « Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2 » by Jacob Dolson Cox

This was to me most unsatisfactory news, for it meant that my difficulties in re-occupying Shakka would be considerably increased.
Extract from : « Fire and Sword in the Sudan » by Rudolf C. Slatin

These, we learned later in the night, had succeeded in re-occupying the cross-roads.
Extract from : « Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V1 » by Jacob Dolson Cox

Synonyms for re-occupying

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