rehabilitate
Use Rehabilitate in a sentence
həˈbɪl verb (used with object)
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.
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)
5.
to undergo rehabilitation.
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Origin:
1570–80; < Medieval Latin rehabilitātus, past participle of rehabilitāre to restore. See re-, habilitate
1570–80; < Medieval Latin rehabilitātus, past participle of rehabilitāre to restore. See re-, habilitate
Related forms
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
Synonyms
2. salvage, restore, recondition, reconstruct, refurbish.
2. salvage, restore, recondition, reconstruct, refurbish.
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rehabilitate (ˌriːəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin rehabilitāre to restore, from | |
| reha'bilitative | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
rehabilitate re·ha·bil·i·tate (rē'hə-bĭl'ĭ-tāt')
v. re·ha·bil·i·tat·ed, re·ha·bil·i·tat·ing, re·ha·bil·i·tates
To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education.
To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity.
re'ha·bil'i·ta'tion n.
re'ha·bil'i·ta'tive adj.
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Example sentences
He hires hundreds of ex-cons, vowing to rehabilitate them.
He prepared to capture the pup and begin efforts to rehabilitate it for an eventual return to the wild.
See photos of this legendary canine and find out how you can help honor his legacy of helping to rehabilitate other dogs.
The living turned into a valiant fight to survive and now to rehabilitate.
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