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rehabilitate

[ ree-huh-bil-i-teyt, ree-uh- ]

verb (used with object)

, re·ha·bil·i·tat·ed, re·ha·bil·i·tat·ing.
  1. to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
  2. to restore to good condition, operation, or management, as a bankrupt business.

    Synonyms: refurbish, reconstruct, recondition, restore, salvage

  3. to reestablish the good reputation of (a person, one's character or name, etc.).
  4. to restore formally to former capacity, standing, rank, rights, or privileges.


verb (used without object)

, re·ha·bil·i·tat·ed, re·ha·bil·i·tat·ing.
  1. to undergo rehabilitation.

rehabilitate

/ ˌriːəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt /

verb

  1. to help (a person who has acquired a disability or addiction or who has just been released from prison) to readapt to society or a new job, as by vocational guidance, retraining, or therapy
  2. to restore to a former position or rank
  3. to restore the good reputation of


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Derived Forms

  • ˌrehaˈbilitative, adjective

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Other Words From

  • reha·bili·tation noun
  • reha·bili·tative adjective
  • reha·bili·tator noun
  • nonre·ha·bili·tation noun
  • nonre·ha·bili·tative adjective
  • unre·ha·bili·tated adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rehabilitate1

1570–80; < Medieval Latin rehabilitātus, past participle of rehabilitāre to restore. See re-, habilitate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rehabilitate1

C16: from Medieval Latin rehabilitāre to restore, from re- + Latin habilitās skill, ability

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Example Sentences

"I did all the work to get my fastball back, to rehabilitate my shoulder," he says.

To rehabilitate his battered public image, he needs to do more than take selfies on the steps of City Hall.

This is clearly a step by Zimmerman to rehabilitate his image so he can hopefully profit off his fame down the line.

The only good news for Rubio is that his immigration gambit occurred early enough for him to rehabilitate and recover.

Punishment should be enough to deter, to punish, and in the case of incorrigibles, to rehabilitate.

Cardinal Wiseman, in his beautiful tale of Fabiola, attempts to rehabilitate the primitive ages in the garb of modern Romanism.

It did not seem so bad; if Chicoutimi was no worse he could live there well enough till he could rehabilitate himself.

That Yankee phrase did more to rehabilitate her than all his assurances.

He could never rehabilitate himself among decent men and women.

We are in the humour to rehabilitate all things, and pinchbeck has now its turn with the rest.

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