dishousev.
/dɪsˈhaʊz/ 1. transitive. To oust or expel from a house; also, to deprive of a habitation.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > expel > specific people from a place, position, or possession > from a house or dwelling
unhousec1390
harryc1550
desolate1593
dishousec1595
uncastle1611
untenant1614
uncamp1670
dishome1882
rout1950
c1595 [see dishoused adj. at Derivatives].
1648 J. Goodwin Right & Might 12 The Members of Parliament dishous'd by the Army.
2. To clear (ground) of houses.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > [verb (transitive)] > clear of houses
dishouse1640
1640 W. Somner Antiq. Canterbury 191 I suppose those houses taken downe..the same ground being so dishoused and laid open.
1891 Chicago Advance 5 Mar. To ‘dishouse’ all the disease-breeding section..and reconstruct its streets.
Derivatives
disˈhoused adj. (also absol.)
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > [adjective] > homeless
homelessOE
harbourlessc1175
innlessa1325
houseless1357
placelessa1387
on the pavéc1450
unharbouredc1450
roomless1548
dishousedc1595
dislodged1602
unhouseda1616
unlodged1634
bedless1707
on the pavement1743
roofless1797
on (also upon) the street(s)1832
unhomed1839
dishomed1880
dwellingless1882
homesteadless1885
c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lviii. 21 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 62 Make them melt as the dishowsed snaile.
1865 D. Masson Recent Brit. Philos. ii. 60 The dishoused population of spirits.
1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Jan. 3/2 Providing cheap railway accommodation for the dishoused workers.
1900 Daily News 8 Jan. 7/1 Such considerations as the fate of the dishoused.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 5 Sept. 2/3 To secure sites for the dishoused.
disˈhousing n.
ΚΠ
1900 Daily News 4 Jan. 3/1 The evil of dishousing altogether would be substituted for the evil of living in places unfit for habitation.
1902 Westm. Gaz. 13 Dec. 5/1 The dishousing of the inhabitants of the slums.
1921 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 451 Large closing orders are out of the question because of the dishousing they would occasion.
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