rehouse

verb

re·​house (ˌ)rē-ˈhau̇z 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The plan, updated since it was first released in February, eliminates its previous goal of expanding shelter system capacity by 650 beds and adds goals to track the percent change in permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing households since 2025. —Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026

Those funds pay for emergency shelters, transitional housing and rapid rehousing programs – which provide temporary rental assistance and the assistance of a social worker, without preconditions – and permanent supportive housing. —Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026

Dallas’ recent investments to tackle homelessness have been aimed at rehousing people living in public spaces. —Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026

Thornhill said four total RV-dwelling households had been chosen as candidates for housing and offered rapid rehousing rent subsidies. —Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rehouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse