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rehabilitate
[ ree-huh-bil-i-teyt, ree-uh- ]
verb (used with object)
- to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- to restore to good condition, operation, or management, as a bankrupt business.
Synonyms: refurbish, reconstruct, recondition, restore, salvage
- to reestablish the good reputation of (a person, one's character or name, etc.).
- to restore formally to former capacity, standing, rank, rights, or privileges.
verb (used without object)
- to undergo rehabilitation.
rehabilitate
/ ˌriːəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt /
verb
- 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
- to restore to a former position or rank
- to restore the good reputation of
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Derived Forms
- ˌrehaˈbilitative, adjective
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Other Words From
- reha·bili·tation noun
- reha·bili·tative adjective
- reha·bili·tator noun
- nonre·ha·bili·tation noun
- nonre·ha·bili·tative adjective
- unre·ha·bili·tated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rehabilitate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rehabilitate1
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Example Sentences
“They would be forced to continue this kind of relationship as part of their treatment, as a way that they could prove to the state that they had rehabilitated their character, their work ethic, that they were able to leave institutions,” Catte said.
Once the turtles are rehabilitated in the coming months, Riley said, they will be released to where they were found.
The sheriff’s departments have a duty to provide care and to rehabilitate those individuals who walk through their doors.
The 28-year-old guard, who was a two-time all-star with the Indiana Pacers, needs to rehabilitate his reputation and market value after two injury-plagued seasons and a forgettable stint with the Rockets.
The goal, Metro staff said in a proposal that board members will review Thursday, is to “improve system safety, state of good repair and reliability” while also rehabilitating and modernizing the rail system.
"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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