unhouse

[ uhn-houz ]

verb (used with object)

, un·housed [uhn-, houzd], un·hous·ing [uhn-, hou, -zing].

1. to drive from a house or habitation; deprive of shelter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unhouse¹

First recorded in 1325–75, unhouse is from the Middle English word unhousen. See un- ², house

Example Sentences

From July 2020 to June 2021, this program reported serving 142 people at risk of homelessness, 39 people who were already unhoused and 11 seniors, as well as providing housing to 73 minors.

From Voice of San Diego

I think about how society wanted me to believe that being unhoused was my fault.

From Time

Graziano, who used to be homeless, helps unhoused people in Oceanside get into motel rooms.

From Voice of San Diego

In each historical moment, she also writes about people who often slept outdoors but weren’t included in the mainstream image of camping, like recently freed enslaved people and unhoused people.

From Outside Online

There are some important aspects of a moonshot project, however, that are not only applicable to the sort of effort I envision, but exactly what is needed to make the breakthroughs unhoused San Diegans deserve.

From Voice of San Diego