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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For the trucker who’s wiring part of his paycheck to his parents in Mexico, the nurse who’s supporting her siblings in Nigeria, or the Afghan interpreter who’s helping his cousins resettle, the tax is a penalty on one of the purest expressions of human freedom: ... Brayden Myers, National Review, 18 July 2025 The State Department is planning to eliminate some divisions tasked with oversight of America’s two-decade involvement in Afghanistan, including an office focused on resettling Afghan nationals who worked alongside the U.S. military. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025 In November 2015, as millions of people were fleeing Syria after a civil war broke out, then-Gov. Mike Pence banned them from resettling in Indiana after Syrians were implicated in terrorist attacks in Paris. Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Once that point is reached and the fighting diminishes, the space will emerge for Ukraine to renew its democratic mandate, resettle refugees, reconstruct infrastructure, and—perhaps most critically—finish its accession process with the EU and NATO. Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for resettle

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 25 Jul. 2025.

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