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rehab

American  
[ree-hab] / ˈriˌhæb /

noun

  1. rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions.

    He's been sober since coming out of rehab.

    She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke.

  2. a rehabilitated building.

adjective

  1. of or relating to rehabilitation.

    funds for new rehab projects in the city.

verb (used with object)

rehabbed, rehabbing

  1. to rehabilitate.

rehab British  
/ ˈriːhæb /

noun

  1. short for rehabilitation

  2. treatment for drink or drug addiction

  3. informal short for Rehabilitation Department

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of rehab

By shortening

Example Sentences

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The charges in a July statement, billed by Antioch Rehab, ran to $27,600 for a six-day stay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Scared is the word Rehab Abu Daqqa uses.

From BBC • May 5, 2024

A Chicago rabbi reached out to him this week, Rehab posted, after the two hashed through some difficult discussions a few weeks ago.

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2023

“This verdict is a blow to the rights of the already beleaguered group of transgender and gender-diverse people in Pakistan,” said Rehab Mahamoor, research assistant at Amnesty International, in a statement.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2023

I called the Coddington Rehab Center on my way, but they told me that my mother was in session and it was too late to talk or visit tonight.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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