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reˈoccupy, v.|riː-|
[re- 5 a: cf. F. réoccuper.]
To occupy (a place or position) again.
1807G. Chalmers Caledonia I. i. iv. 182 He reoccupied and refortified such of those posts as promoted his vengeful designs. 1817Cobbett Wks. XXXII. 146 The Bourbons..have not failed to bring misery in their train in reoccupying the beautiful provinces of Italy. 1841Elphinstone Hist. Ind. II. 177 The former prince..now returned to re-occupy his old possessions. 1875Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 203 A sufficient interval of time had..elapsed to allow the water to re-occupy the space.
Hence reˈoccupied ppl. a.
1825–9Mrs. Sherwood Lady of Manor I. viii. 332 They might adorn her grandmamma's reoccupied apartment. |