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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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