re·sort (r?-zôrt?)intr.v. re·sort·ed, re·sort·ing, re·sorts 1. To turn to or make use of a person, strategy, or course of action for help or as a means of achieving something: The government resorted to censorship of the press.2. To go, especially customarily or frequently; repair: “The whale-bone whales can at last resort to their Polar citadels” (Herman Melville).n.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. a. The act of turning to a person or thing for help or as a means of achieving something; recourse: raised the money without resort to borrowing.b. One turned to or made use of for aid or relief: I would ask him only as a last resort.[Middle English resorten, to return, from Old French resortir, to go out again : re-, re- + sortir, to go out.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.resort (r??z??t) vb (intr) 1. (usually foll by to) to have recourse (to) for help, use, etc: to resort to violence. 2. to go, esp often or habitually; repair: to resort to the beach. n3. a place to which many people go for recreation, rest, etc: a holiday resort. 4. the use of something as a means, help, or recourse5. the act of going to a place, esp for recreation, rest, etc6. last resort the last possible course of action open to one[C14: from Old French resortir to come out again, from re- + sortir to emerge] re?sorter nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014re?sort (r??z?rt) v.i. 1. to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final option: to resort to war. 2. to go, esp. frequently or customarily: a beach to which many people resort. n. 3. a place with facilities for vacationers. 4. habitual or general going, as to a place or person. 5. recourse; resource: a court of last resort. 6. a person or thing resorted to for aid, satisfaction, service, etc. [1325?75; Middle English