resettle
Establish new roots
To resettle is to settle again in a new place, typically after displacement.
Refugees resettle in host countries; populations resettle after wars or natural disasters.
The word implies establishing a permanent home rather than temporary refuge: The family resettled in Canada after fleeing persecution.
Resettle can also mean to return to a previous location: They resettled in the village after the fighting stopped.
Leave for another country
- immigrateMove to another country
- relocateEstablish residence elsewhere
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
diaspora · naturalization · citizenship · visa · newcomer · arrival · departure · homeland
Establish control over territory
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- frontierEdge of settlement
- inhabitTo dwell within
establish · territory · land-grant · outpost · expansion · claim · occupy · indigenous
Person fleeing danger abroad
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- dispossessedDeprived of home or land
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- exileBanishment from homeland
persecution · flee · sanctuary · stateless · repatriation · camp · humanitarian · reception
Underlying support structure
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- rebuildRestore after damage
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- employmentPaid occupation status
livelihood · stability · permanence · roots · establish · anchor · self-sufficiency · secure
Combining into a whole
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- belongingState of fitting in
emigrate
Leave for another country
- immigrateMove to another country
- relocateEstablish residence elsewhere
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
expatriate · diaspora · naturalization · citizenship · visa · newcomer · arrival · departure · homeland · destination
colonize
Establish control over territory
inhabit · establish · territory · land-grant · outpost · expansion · claim · occupy · indigenous · displacement
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- uprootingExtracting from the earth
- dispossessedDeprived of home or land
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
exile · persecution · flee · sanctuary · stateless · repatriation · camp · humanitarian · reception · processing
foundation
Underlying support structure
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- rebuildRestore after damage
- housingDwellings or protective covering
employment · livelihood · stability · permanence · roots · establish · anchor · self-sufficiency · secure · planted
integration
Combining into a whole
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- cohesionTendency to bind together
belonging · orientation · neighbors · belonging · acculturation
resettlevisit
Trip to see another
pass through · sojourn · vacation · stop over · wander
- refugee resettlementHousing those fleeing persecution
- resettlement campsHousing for displaced persons
- resettlement programsOrganized refugee placement efforts
resettling, resettlement, resettled, resettles, resettlers, resettlements