resettle

verb

re·​set·​tle (ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl 

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

(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

The inclusion of Afghanistan angered some supporters who have worked to resettle its people. —Gisela Solomon, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025

Between 2023 and 2024, the Biden Administration resettled more than a hundred thousand. —Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 June 2025

This figure encompasses both resettled refugees and successful asylum claimants. —Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

The parcel of land on the south banks of the Missouri River was purchased from the Wyandot people, who resettled there in 1843 after being forced to leave Ohio by the U.S. government. —Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025

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