reoccupy
Take over again
To reoccupy is to occupy again—to move back into a space previously vacated.
Troops reoccupy territory they once held.
A business reoccupies its old headquarters after renovation.
The protesters reoccupied the square after police withdrew.
The word implies a return to something formerly possessed or inhabited.
Recovery of something lost
- reentryComing back in
- returnGo back again
- recaptureSeize again after loss
- retakeAttempt something again
repossess · reinhabit · resettle · recolonize · reestablish · reinstate · reassume · reacquire
Shift to earlier position
- reinhabitDwell somewhere again
- resettleMove to live elsewhere
- residencePlace one inhabits
- tenancyRenter's period of residence
return home · lease · habitation · dwelling · housing · apartment · vacancy · landlord
Protest by remaining seated
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- activismDirect effort for reform
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
blockade · civil disobedience · resistance · movement · rally · picket · reclaim · solidarity
Forcible entry into territory
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- captureTake into custody
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
territorial · strategic · forces · troops · garrison · deployment · liberation · reconquest
reclamation
Recovery of something lost
retake · repossess · reinhabit · resettle · recolonize · reestablish · reinstate · reassume · reacquire · recover
move back
Shift to earlier position
return home · tenancy · lease · habitation · dwelling · housing · apartment · vacancy · landlord · tenant
sit-in
Protest by remaining seated
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- activismDirect effort for reform
encampment · blockade · civil disobedience · resistance · movement · rally · picket · reclaim · solidarity · tent city
invasion
Forcible entry into territory
annexation · territorial · strategic · forces · troops · garrison · deployment · liberation · reconquest · offensive
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