unhouse

[ uhn-houz ]

verb (used with object)

, un·housed [uhn-, houzd], un·hous·ing [uhn-, hou, -zing].

1. to drive from a house or habitation; deprive of shelter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unhouse¹

First recorded in 1325–75, unhouse is from the Middle English word unhousen. See un- ², house