rehouse

[ ree-houz ]

verb (used with object)

, re·housed [ree-, houzd], re·hous·ing [ree-, hou, -zing].

1. to house again.
2. to provide with new or different housing:

   civic programs to rehouse people living in condemned buildings.

rehouse

/ riːˈhaʊz /

verb

1. to accommodate (someone or something) in a new house or building

Word History and Origins

Origin of rehouse¹

First recorded in 1810–20; re- + house

Example Sentences

Outside of death row, the facility does not have the necessary security measures, including a “lethal electrified fence,” to rehouse high-security prisoners into its general population.

From Los Angeles Times

"We will keep on working with them daily, if they are still in their homes, and indeed beyond that, to make sure we have a permanent solution either for the work being done in the homes to make them safe, or that we rehouse them elsewhere wherever we can."

From BBC

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be in Kahramanmaras, the earthquake’s epicenter, to inspect the work being done to rebuild the city and rehouse thousands of people who remain in tents and pre-fabricated containers.

From Seattle Times

Sunak insists the bill goes as far as the government can because Rwanda will pull out of its agreement to rehouse asylum-seekers if the U.K. breaks international law.

From Seattle Times

Sunak insists the bill goes as far as the government can because Rwanda will pull out of its agreement to rehouse asylum-seekers if the U.K. breaks international law.

From Seattle Times