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to rehouse

to rehouse

1 4.6
Provide a person or family with a new home after they lose their home
  • verb
  • /riːˈhaʊs/
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  • Some residents were able to be rehoused temporarily at the Park United Methodist Church, which has facilities to shelter families.

Examples

  • Following the earthquake, many families need support to rehouse themselves in safer accommodations.

  • They rehoused us to Fleetwood Street.

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  • Despite the dire economy, homelessness decreased 1 percent, or by about 7,000 people, during the period—a development the report's authors said was most likely due to a significant investment of federal money to prevent homelessness and quickly rehouse people who did become homeless.

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  • After the fire destroyed their apartment, the charity helped them rehouse in a nearby community center.

  • The local government is working to rehouse families affected by the recent flooding as quickly as possible.

Synonyms

to house
vsto rehouse
82 2.5

To give someone a place to live

is used after someone has lost or left their previous home
to resettle
vsto rehouse
15 4.3

Move to a new place to live when something forces you to leave your home

focuses on providing new accommodation rather than on the act of moving
to reboard
vsto rehouse
6.1

To give someone a room and meals again

is for finding a new home after loss, not for staying with meals

Antonyms

to evict
77 4.6

To make someone leave a house or land by court order

How Permanent

to settle
463 2.5
to resettle
15 4.3
to rehouse
1 4.6
to house
82 2.5

Surface Forms

rehouse infinitive
rehoused past
rehoused past participle
rehousing present participle
rehouses third person singular

Morphology

rehouse = house (transparent) = re + house

The meaning is a straightforward application of re- to the verb 'house', meaning to house again or in a new place.

Etymology

Rehouse is made from re- ('again') and house ('home' or 'shelter'), so it literally means 'house again'. So, to rehouse someone is to give them a new home after they have lost or left their old one.