relocates
Settles somewhere new
Relocates is the third-person singular of relocate, meaning to move to a new place.
A person relocates for a job, a company relocates its headquarters, a witness relocates under protection.
She relocates to Denver next month.
The word implies a significant, often permanent move rather than a brief change of address.
Putting items in containers
- boxesSix-sided containers
- moversRelocation workers
- vanEnclosed cargo vehicle
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
furniture · belongings · hauling · loading · unloading · cartons · bubblewrap · tape
Leaving homeland permanently
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- expatriationLeaving one's native country
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
exodus · refugees · migrants · resettlement · displacement · dispersal · colonization · settlement
Move between locations
- reassignmentShifting to new duties
- postingPublishing content online
- secondmentTemporary work transfer
- headquartersCentral command location
branch · office · subsidiary · stipend · cost-of-living · orientation · onboarding · commute
Alteration to improve fit
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- acclimationAdjusting to new conditions
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- integrationCombining into a whole
assimilation · change · upheaval · reestablishment · rebuilding · reorientation · homesickness · nostalgia
Extracting from the earth
- evictionForced departure from rental
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- exileBanishment from homeland
banishment · upheaval · dispossession · homelessness · deracination · ousting · dispossessed · disconnection
packing
Putting items in containers
truck · furniture · belongings · hauling · loading · unloading · cartons · bubblewrap · tape · inventory
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- expatriationLeaving one's native country
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
diaspora · exodus · refugees · migrants · resettlement · displacement · dispersal · colonization · settlement · nomadism
transfer
Move between locations
- reassignmentShifting to new duties
- postingPublishing content online
- secondmentTemporary work transfer
headquarters · branch · office · subsidiary · stipend · cost-of-living · orientation · onboarding · commute · remote
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- acclimationAdjusting to new conditions
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
integration · assimilation · change · upheaval · reestablishment · rebuilding · reorientation · homesickness · nostalgia
uprooting
Extracting from the earth
- evictionForced departure from rental
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
exile · banishment · upheaval · dispossession · homelessness · deracination · ousting · dispossessed · disconnection · alienation
relocatesstays
Remains in place
remains · stays put · stands still · stays in place · stands pat
relocatesputs down roots
establishes · settles down · takes root · anchors · entrenches
relocatespersists
Carries on stubbornly
endures · continues · holds steady · abides
- forced relocationInvoluntary removal from home
- job relocationMoving for work
- relocation packageEmployer aid for transferring
- relocation expensesCosts of changing residence
- relocation servicesHelp transferring to new residence
- relocation centersFacilities housing displaced populations
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