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

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

Wogan said the property owners must take responsibility for a situation of their own making and pay the residents rehousing costs. —Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025

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

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