resettle

verb

re·​set·​tle (ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl How to pronounce resettle (audio)
resettled; resettling

transitive verb

1
transitive : to settle (someone or something) again or anew
especially : to move (people) to a new place to live
efforts to resettle refugees
2
intransitive : to become settled again or anew (as after disturbance or upheaval)
The family resettled in the United States.
resettlement noun
plural resettlements
the resettlement of refugees
a resettlement program

Examples of resettle in a Sentence

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During a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February, Trump floated the idea of the U.S. taking over Gaza and resettling Palestinians elsewhere. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 As the ability to treat initial, or primary, tumors has improved, people survive early rounds with cancer only to come back years or decades later when the cancer has somehow resettled in a new tissue, such as brain, lung or bone. Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025 Trump has proposed that Gaza’s population be resettled in other countries so the U.S. can redevelop the territory for others. Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025 Uniting For Ukraine launched quickly in the spring of 2022, allowing people in the U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to help Ukrainians resettle. Joel Rose, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for resettle

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of resettle was in 1545

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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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