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

Words nearby rehouse

rehire, Rehnquist, Rehoboam, Rehoboth Beach, rehome, rehouse, Rehovot, rehydrate, Reich, Reicha, Reichenberg

How to use rehouse in a sentence

Jacobs said he no longer had records on the woman who lost her home at the El Ray, but said he was “confident” that she “was successfully rehoused.”
Chaos and Uncertainty as Developer Plans to Demolish Motel That Serves as Housing Lifeline|by Anjeanette Damon, photography by David Calvert, special to ProPublica|November 15, 2021|ProPublica
There were only 300 people left living there and the housing conditions were poor, so the government wanted to rehouse them in a bigger town.
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Thus, a number of brand-new dwellings are to be built, to rehouse those villagers whose ancient homes have been taken from them.
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for rehouse

rehouse

/ (riːˈhaʊz) /

verb (tr)

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

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