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rehouse

[ ree-houz ]
/ riˈhaʊz /
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verb (used with object), re·housed [ree-houzd], /riˈhaʊzd/, re·hous·ing [ree-hou-zing]. /riˈhaʊ zɪŋ/.
to house again.
to provide with new or different housing: civic programs to rehouse people living in condemned buildings.
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Origin of rehouse

First recorded in 1810–20; re- + house
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British Dictionary definitions for rehouse

rehouse
/ (riːˈhaʊz) /

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