rehabilitate
verb (used with object)
to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
is rehabilitating
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present progressiveof rehabilitate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The star forward, who is rehabilitating from an Achilles tendon tear suffered in the playoffs last June, and has lately been practicing with the team, continues to sit out real action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
San Quentin reimagined: Gov. Gavin Newsom is rehabilitating the San Quentin State Prison, which executed hundreds of Death Row inmates over the course of several decades, The Sacramento Bee reports.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
A second area you cite is rehabilitating habeas corpus review by repealing AEDPA.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2023
So long as he cannot pitch — he is rehabilitating after Tommy John surgery — he can talk pitching with you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Cavaliers G Collin Sexton, who underwent season-ending left knee surgery on Nov. 17, is rehabilitating in Atlanta.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2021
