to reoccupy

Examples

• All

• Israel, in turn, attacked PA institutions and reoccupied some parts of the West Bank from which it had earlier withdrawn.

  Academic text (2011)

• Moreover, Palestinian fatalities in the West Bank, which peaked at 667 in the second intifada's second year (September 2001 to August 2002), dropped dramatically after Israel reoccupied this territory in Operation Defensive Shield in April 2002.

  Academic text (2010)

• The Chinese government did not recognize the independence of Mongolia and, in 1919, sent troops to reoccupy it.

  Academic text (2001)

• Then the Americans left but repeatedly reoccupied and intervened in its affairs for decades before the revolution.

  Blog text (5)

• Most returned to towns in Arizona and Utah, but five of the original colonias were reoccupied.

  Academic text (2001)

• Israel returned the favor without delay by reoccupying Hill 223 on April 29, while the northern sector was demilitarized.

  Academic text (2016)

• As a result, the UN naval task force has withdrawn from the Spratly area, and the Chinese have reoccupied the disputed islands.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The negotiations turned out to be a farce, and in 2002 the government eventually decided to end the experiment, ordering the military to reoccupy the territory it had ceded.

  Academic text (2007)

• Ultimately, Israel succeeded militarily in bringing the second intifada to a halt, largely by reoccupying the West Bank and then building a separation barrier to keep Palestinians out of Israel.

  Academic text (2011)

• Yet, while the IDF is perfectly capable of these alternatives, toppling Hamas and reoccupying Gaza could easily incur a prohibitive human cost.

  Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

R

to regain

vsto reoccupy

275 3.3

To get something back after losing it

focuses on returning to a place position or job rather than any possession

R

to retake

vsto reoccupy

31 4.6

To take back control of a place after it was lost

can mean returning after leaving without implying force

R

to reinhabit

vsto reoccupy

7.6

To live in a place again after leaving it

covers return to jobs and positions as well as places

R

to re-assume

vsto reoccupy

• UK

5.7

To take a role or responsibility again after time away

also applies to returning to a physical place or job

Antonyms

D

to depart

176 1.3

To leave a place to start a journey

V

to vacate

52 4.5

Leave a place or job so it is free for someone else

How Occupied

to seize

277 3.2

to retake

31 4.6

to reoccupy

3 5.6

to occupy

60 3.1

to vacate

52 4.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology