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rehouse

[ ree-houz ]

verb (used with object)

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

    civic programs to rehouse people living in condemned buildings.



rehouse

/ ːˈʊ /

verb

  1. to accommodate (someone or something) in a new house or building
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rehouse1

First recorded in 1810–20; re- + house
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Patients with serious psychiatric conditions may have to be temporarily rehoused while extensive repairs are carried out at the Acute Mental Health Inpatient centre in Belfast.

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As soon as the BBC became involved, the family were rehoused within 48 hours.

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“Up until now families living in these areas were bearing the brunt of rehousing and rehabilitating the state’s sex offenders. That’s all about to change.”

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“They are also responsible for rehousing any displaced residents.”

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Natalie said she had been moved into the top priority for rehousing, but was still waiting to move.

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