| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | re·sort |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  r -zôrt |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: re·sort·ed, re·sort·ing, re·sorts
1. To have recourse: The government resorted to censorship of the press. 2. To go customarily or frequently; repair. | | NOUN: | 1. A place frequented by people for relaxation or recreation: a ski resort. 2. A customary or frequent going or gathering: a popular place of resort. 3. The act of turning to for aid or relief; recourse: raised the money without resort to borrowing. 4. One turned to for aid or relief: I would ask him only as a last resort. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English resorten, to return, from Old French resortir, to go out again : re-, re- + sortir, to go out. | | SYNONYMS: | resort, apply, go1, refer, turn These verbs mean to repair to or fall back on someone or something in time of need: resorted to corporal punishment; apply to a bank for a loan; goes to her friends for comfort; referred to his notes to refresh his memory; turns to his parents for support. See also synonyms at makeshift.
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