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resort (n.)

late 14c., "that to which one has recourse for aid or assistance," from Old French resort "resource, a help, an aid, a remedy," back-formation from resortir "to resort," literally "to go out again," from re- "again" (see re-) + sortir "go out" (see sortie). Meaning "place people go for recreation" is first recorded 1754. Phrase in the last resort (1670s) translates French en dernier ressort, originally of legal appeals.

resort (v.)

c. 1400, "issue; come out again;" mid-15c., "to go to (someone) for aid," from Old French resortir, from resort (see resort (n.)). Related: Resorted; resorting.

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Definitions of resort from WordNet
1
resort (n.)
a hotel located in a resort area;
Synonyms: resort hotel / holiday resort
resort (n.)
a frequently visited place;
Synonyms: haunt / hangout / repair / stamping ground
resort (n.)
something or someone turned to for assistance or security;
Synonyms: recourse / refuge
resort (n.)
act of turning to for assistance;
an appeal to his uncle was his last resort
Synonyms: recourse / refuge
2
resort (v.)
have recourse to;
The government resorted to rationing meat
Synonyms: fall back / recur
resort (v.)
move, travel, or proceed toward some place;
Synonyms: repair
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