rehouse

verb

re·​house (ˌ)rē-ˈhau̇z How to pronounce rehouse (audio)
rehoused; rehousing; rehouses

transitive verb

: to house again or anew
especially : to establish in a new or different housing unit of a better quality

Examples of rehouse in a Sentence

The organization is working to rehouse families who were displaced in the fire.
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From 'Wasteful' Union Spending to Veterans The program provides case management and services intended to prevent homelessness, identify more suitable housing, or rapidly rehouse veterans and their families who are homeless and might remain homeless without assistance. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025 In a rare rejection of a mayor’s office proposal, the council voted down a contract in March to renew the organization’s part in a rapid-rehousing program. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025 Since the couple had been charged with child neglect, prosecutors set their bond at $1.5 million so Gaston County’s social services department could rehouse their six surviving children, said Hawkins and Charles Lifford, Jenkins’ attorney. Maia Nehme, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025 Concerns around the stand’s structural integrity must be addressed in the coming days or there will be a need to rehouse thousands of season ticket holders. Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rehouse

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rehouse was in 1817

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“Rehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehouse. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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