resettle

verb

re·​set·​tle (ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl 

resettled; resettling

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

(ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl-mənt 

noun

plural resettlements

the resettlement of refugees

a resettlement program

Examples of resettle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2009, the church began sponsoring a Karenni family, members of an ethnic minority who fled violence and persecution in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, and had been living in refugee camps in Thailand before resettling in the United States. —Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026

Redevelopment hopes are now pinned to gentrification, the movement by the middle class to resettle and reclaim deteriorated urban neighborhoods. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

The Millers resettled on Vancouver Island, their scenic refuge accessible only by ferry or plane. —Brett Kelman, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026

So said George Santayana, the Spanish-American philosopher who was a star Harvard professor before resettling in Europe and becoming an influential public intellectual. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resettle

• betel
• cetyl
• kettle
• metal
• mettle
• nettle
• petal
• setal
• settle
• diacetyl
• gunmetal
• nonmetal