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resort to
verb
-
resort
to
,
resorting
to
,
resorts
to
,
resorted
to
to
do
or
use
something
,
especially
something
undesirable
,
because
no
other
choices
are
available
•
When
the
power
went
out
,
they
resorted
to
candles
for
light
.
When
the
power
went
out
,
they
resorted to
candles
for
light
.
•
Under
pressure
,
the
politician
resorted
to
making
false
promises
.
Under
pressure
,
the
politician
resorted to
making
false
promises
.
From
Middle
French
‘
resortir
à
’
meaning
‘
to
have
recourse
to
’.
The
preposition
‘
to
’
became
fixed
as
the
verb
came
to
mean
turning
to
something
unwanted
.
