Resettle

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To settle in a different place. intransitive
  2. 2
    settle in a new place wordnet
  3. 3
    To force someone to settle in a different place. transitive

    "And for entrepreneurial immigrants, the mayor's office partners with local organizations to offer business loans of between $5,000 and $50,000, said Ruben Chandrasekar, executive director for the International Rescue Committee, a nonprofit that resettles about 1,100 refugees and asylum seekers in Baltimore each year."

Synonyms

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emigratemigratereorganizestaketransplant

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"And for entrepreneurial immigrants, the mayor's office partners with local organizations to offer business loans of between $5,000 and $50,000, said Ruben Chandrasekar, executive director for the International Rescue Committee, a nonprofit that resettles about 1,100 refugees and asylum seekers in Baltimore each year."

Etymology

From re- + settle.

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