rehouse

[ ree-houz ]

verb (used with object),re·housed [ree-houzd], /riˈhaʊzd/, re·hous·ing [ree-hou-zing]. /riˈhaʊ zɪŋ/.
  1. to house again.

  2. to provide with new or different housing: civic programs to rehouse people living in condemned buildings.

Origin of rehouse

1
First recorded in 1810–20; re- + house

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British Dictionary definitions for rehouse

rehouse

/ (riːˈhaʊz) /


verb(tr)
  1. to accommodate (someone or something) in a new house or building

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