rehouse
verb
re·house
| \ (ˌ)rē-ˈhau̇z
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rehoused;
rehousing;
rehouses
Definition of rehouse
: 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
With more than 15,000 people per square kilometer in Jakarta– twice the density of Singapore — there’s little space to build more without rehousing thousands of families. — Arys Aditya And Tassia Sipahutar / Bloomberg, Time, "Indonesia Plans to Move Its Capital to the Island of Borneo," 26 Aug. 2019 The land of the free has a proud history of resettling refugees from far-off places, rehousing many more than any other country. — The Economist, "The White House ditches half a century of immigration law," 20 July 2019 Another was rehoused after initially being housed in a basement apartment with a rotting bathroom floor, mice, and dangerous electrical hook-ups, the review said. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Some refugees resettling in America find gun violence instead of peace," 27 June 2018 The upshot is that they are rehoused—or, rather, housed—in a small rural community, with a school for Tom and a job, felling Christmas trees, for Will. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "“Leave No Trace” and “Three Identical Strangers”," 21 June 2018 British Prime Minister Theresa May said after the fire that every resident would be rehoused in three weeks. — Sarah Tilotta, CNN, "'I am broken': A year on and still no justice for Grenfell fire victims," 13 June 2018 Three days after the fire, British Prime Minister Theresa May confidently vowed that all the victims would be rehoused in three weeks. — Karla Adam, Washington Post, "‘Trapped like a cat in a cage’: London’s Grenfell Tower survivors look back on the deadliest fire in modern British history," 13 June 2018 More than 30 cats have been rehoused after putting their best paws forward at Moon Cat. — Hillary Davis, latimes.com, "Mobile cat cafe perches at Costa Mesa pet expo," 27 Apr. 2018 For the full go-ahead to be given, however, Palace must rehouse residents of the six homes that require demolishing and improve local transport facilities for supporters. — SI.com, "Crystal Palace Given Green Light For £100m Main Stand Redevelopment by Croydon Council," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rehouse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for rehouse
rehouse
verb
English Language Learners Definition of rehouse
British
: to give (a person or animal) a different and usually better place to live
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