Antonyms for resorting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ree-sawrt

Phonetic Transcription : riˈsɔrt

Definition of resorting

Origin : 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.

verb have recourse to; make use of

Example sentences :

My mistake was in treating him too kindly—in not resorting to the strong arm in the beginning.
Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic

She was aware of his custom of resorting now and then to his old workshop.
Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth

He was obliged however, to humiliate himself by resorting to argument.
Extract from : « Ran Away to Sea » by Mayne Reid

But would any number of men have dreamed of resorting to such an expedient?
Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe

There appeared, however, no intention of resorting to violence.
Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 » by Various

So much for resorting to marriage for deliverance from poverty or old maidhood.
Extract from : « The Essays of "George Eliot" » by George Eliot

He hoped, however, to be spared the pain of resorting to the use of arms.
Extract from : « Watch and Wait » by Oliver Optic

Vereker had been resorting to a furtive hint of a declaration, disguised as fiction.
Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan

That other species of "immigration" to which you are resorting I will consider presently.
Extract from : « Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments » by Various

The only way to effect such an object would be by resorting to the lot.
Extract from : « Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments » by Various

Synonyms for resorting

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