resettle

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɹiːˈsɛt.əl/ UK /ˌriːˈset.əl/ See IPA manual

Freq #80958

Meanings

1

verb
to settle or begin living again in a different place

After several years abroad, the family resettled near the coast.
2

verb
to move people to a new place and establish homes or livelihoods for them there, voluntarily or by official action

The program helps resettle refugees in communities with available housing.
3

verb
to place, arrange, or settle something again

The curator resettled the loose gemstones in their padded cases.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to settle or begin living... relocate movereestablish

2 verb · to move people to a new... relocaterehousetransplant

3 verb · to place, arrange, or... replace rearrangereset

Opposites

displace uproot evict

Word family

Forms resettling

Derived forms resettlementresettlerresettledresettling

Related forms settle migrate relocate refugee

Etymology

Formed from re-, 'again or in a new place,' + settle. It can be intransitive for beginning life elsewhere, transitive for relocating and establishing other people, or more literally for placing something securely again.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# resettle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌɹiːˈsɛt.əl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːˈset.əl/
**Frequency rank:** 80958

## Meanings
1. to settle or begin living again in a different place
2. to move people to a new place and establish homes or livelihoods for them there, voluntarily or by official action
3. to place, arrange, or settle something again

## Examples
- After several years abroad, the family resettled near the coast.
- The program helps resettle refugees in communities with available housing.
- The curator resettled the loose gemstones in their padded cases.

## Synonyms
- relocate
- reestablish
- rehouse
- transplant
- rearrange

## Antonyms
- displace
- uproot
- evict

## Derived Forms
- resettlement
- resettler
- resettled
- resettling

## Related Forms
- settle
- migrate
- relocate
- refugee

## Etymology
Formed from re-, 'again or in a new place,' + settle. It can be intransitive for beginning life elsewhere, transitive for relocating and establishing other people, or more literally for placing something securely again.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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