resettle

verb

re·set·tle (ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl

resettled; resettling

Synonyms of resettle next

transitive verb

transitive : to settle (someone or something) again or anew

especially : to move (people) to a new place to live

efforts to resettle refugees

intransitive : to become settled again or anew (as after disturbance or upheaval)

The family resettled in the United States.

resettlement

(ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl-mənt

noun

plural resettlements

the resettlement of refugees

a resettlement program

Examples of resettle in a Sentence

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Three of the 15 prisoners are designated for release if the State Department can find countries to resettle and track their activities. —

Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Chinese President Xi Jinping said all-out search and rescue efforts should be carried out to minimise casualties and to resettle affected people. —

Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025 Israel says the refugees should be permanently resettled outside its borders. —

Joseph Krauss, Julia Frankel, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024 At the same time, fewer agencies are resettling refugees in metro Detroit. —

Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for resettle