Rehouse
v.kind, hopefulprofessional
What it means
To provide someone with a different place to live.
Reach for it when describing practical replacement housing after need or displacement
The council rehoused every tenant before repairs began.
Choose between these
5- everyday
house again
replacement accommodation is stated plainly
not when The phrase sounds procedural.
- warm
find a new home for
human care and permanence matter
not when The phrase may understate legal duties.
- professional
relocate
the move itself is central
not when Relocation may provide inadequate housing.
- formal
a place to stay is provided
not when Accommodation may be temporary.
- formal
a household establishes itself elsewhere
not when Resettlement often involves wider integration.
Said against
3- evict
- displace
- leave unhoused
It naturally appears in
3- rehouse tenants
The landlord must rehouse tenants during the closure.
- temporarily rehouse
Hotels temporarily rehoused families after the flood.
- safely rehouse
The program safely rehoused survivors near support services.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English verb sense: provide with new housing opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.