rehouse

Everyday

1. To rehouse people is to give them a new home, usually because their old one is unsafe, destroyed or being knocked down. tree →
2. To rehouse an animal is to find it a new home. tree →

In the lessons

In the news and social studies it is about floods, fires and old flats being pulled down; councils rehouse families. Animal shelters rehouse pets. Phrases: «be rehoused», «rehouse families».

Examples

• The families were rehoused after the flood. tree →
• The council will rehouse everyone from the old tower block. tree →
• The shelter rehoused 30 dogs last month. tree →
• After the fire they had to wait a week to be rehoused. tree →
• Volunteers helped rehouse the hedgehogs. tree →
• 12 families were rehoused, 4 in each new building. tree →

Note

Mostly UK word; pronounce the s like z: «ree-HOWZ». Often passive: «they were rehoused». Not the same as «rehome», which is usually for pets, though rehouse can be used for both.