rehomev.
/ˌriːˈhəʊm/, U.S. /riˈhoʊm/ 1. transitive. To provide with a new home; to rehouse. Also figurative.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > providing with dwelling > [verb (transitive)] > in house
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1857 H. C. Knight Life James Montgomery v. 65 Montgomery is re-homed, and his stay at Sheffield has every prospect of permanency and success.
1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xxxvi. 565 War, the world's worst curse rehomed in hell.
1989 N.Y. Times 6 Apr. b4/5 They have made a home out on the streets, and you have to ‘re-home’ them.
2000 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 14 Dec. During a year in the Balkans, the 45-year-old PC helped rehome refugees and revamped the state's police force.
2. transitive. spec. (British). To find a new home for (a pet or domestic animal).
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > providing with dwelling > [verb (transitive)] > find new home for pet
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1974 Country Life 11 Apr. 892/1 It costs the Trust £10 to rescue, kennel and eventually re-home an abandoned dog.
1982 Daily Tel. 25 Aug. 3/2 The horses could be re-homed.
1990 Today 12 Mar. 12 We took near enough 400 dogs there last year..principally because they were unable to be rehomed.
2001 Independent on Sunday 18 Mar. (Review Suppl.) 13/1 The..Trust..rehomes some 2,000 cats a year, including many pedigrees.
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reˈhoming n.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > providing with dwelling > [noun] > finding new home for pet
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1893 Rev. of Reviews 7 561/1 (heading) The re-homing of orphans.
1989 Today 21 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) p. viii/5 We think it's like prison to leave a dog in kennels [after its owner has died]... Direct rehoming is the best answer.
1999 Dogs Today Oct. 73/4 Wendy owns undocked Standard Poodles and helps with rescue and rehoming.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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