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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The Biden administration, under which the U.S. withdrawal occurred, rehoused almost 200,000 Afghans. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 20 July 2025 Of those, maybe 15 to 20 families may need to be rehoused. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025 Many who lost their homes in 2022 have not been rehoused and the quality of new housing is often inadequate. Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 13 May 2025 Harris says all seven people who have been rehoused were people already in the city’s system and advanced in their process. Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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