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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Meanwhile, scores of migrant children have been resettled by the federal government in Florida, where, according to official data, 1,907 unaccompanied minors were released to federal resettlement sponsors between October 2024 and May 2025. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025 Ricks fled as a child from the civil war in Liberia with her family and resettled in Aurora. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 17 June 2025 Another quid pro quo for the Trump administration could be Somaliland’s openness to resettling Palestinians. Kate Bartlett, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025 The inclusion of Afghanistan angered some supporters who have worked to resettle its people. Gisela Solomon, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 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 16 Jul. 2025.

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