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to reoccupy

to reoccupy

5.6
To fill someone's mind or attention again after a pause
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈɒkjʊpaɪ/
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  • Memories of his childhood home would sometimes reoccupy his thoughts late at night.

Examples

  • After a short break, worries about the exam began to reoccupy her mind.

  • The old debate would reoccupy the headlines whenever new evidence appeared.

  • She reoccupies her thoughts with work.

  • I will reoccupy my mind with positive thoughts.

  • After the renovations, the family was excited to reoccupy their house.

  • She found it hard to concentrate because worries about work continued to reoccupy her mind.

  • It took several weeks for the tenants to reoccupy the apartment after the repairs were done.

Synonyms

to occupy
vsto reoccupy
99 3.5

To keep someone's mind or attention busy

is used when this filling happens again after a pause or interruption
to preoccupy
vsto reoccupy
70 6.3

To take all of someone's attention so they cannot think of other things

focuses on returning attention after a break rather than strong ongoing obsession
to reengage
vsto reoccupy
4 4.0

Begin being involved again after a break

takes up someone's thoughts or time again rather than simply returning involvement
to capture attention
vsto reoccupy
1 3.2

To attract and keep people's interest

calls attention back after an interruption rather than grabbing it initially

Antonyms

to disregard
119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

neglect
100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

How Absorbing

to obsess
304 5.5
to engross
17 5.8
to preoccupy
70 6.3
to reoccupy
5.6
to occupy
99 3.5
to interest
206 1.0

Surface Forms

reoccupy infinitive
reoccupied past
reoccupied past participle
reoccupying present participle
reoccupies third person singular

Morphology

reoccupy = occupy (transparent) = re + occupy

This sense is also a regular compositional use of 're-' meaning 'again' with the mental-attention sense of 'occupy'.

Etymology

Reoccupy comes from re- 'again' and occupy 'to fill or hold', as when a thought 'occupies' your mind. So to reoccupy is for an idea or worry to 'fill your attention again' after a pause.