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

Maryam is one of three Afghan women, now resettled in Europe, the Monitor spoke with for this story. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026

The season four premiere was filmed in Kansas City, where Ted (Jason Sudeikis) has resettled after deciding to leave AFC Richmond at the end of season three. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Refugee aid programs have resettled many Congolese families in the suburbs north of the nation’s capital, as their nation has been rived by war, unrest and now an Ebola outbreak. — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Captain Alphonso Davies, Canada’s best player, was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana before being resettled in Edmonton, becoming a citizen in 2017. — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 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
• acetyl
• bimetal
• gunmetal