resettle

/riˈsɛdl/

Other forms: resettled; resettling; resettles

To resettle is to move away from one place and make a home somewhere new. It's hard to resettle in a place where the language and culture are completely unfamiliar.

An immigrant is someone who resettles in a new country. Sometimes people resettle to escape poverty or war, and other times they move to be with a family member or take a new job. You can also use this verb to mean "help someone move to a new place," so a government might resettle refugees in various cities. It can also have a negative connotation, as when a government forces groups of people to resettle in a new region.

Definitions of resettle

1. verb

   settle in a new place
   “The immigrants had to resettle”

   type of:

   locate, settle

   take up residence and become established