rehab

[ree-hab]

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

/ ˈriːhæb /

noun

1. short for rehabilitation

2. treatment for drink or drug addiction

3. informal,  short for Rehabilitation Department

Other Word Forms

• rehabber noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rehab¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

That was in Ohtani in “rehab mode,” as the Dodgers described it.

From Los Angeles Times

"In a high emotional state, you think 'do I want to do this rehab, do I want to carry on playing'. That was a very fleeting thought, an emotional reaction to being injured."

From BBC

And lows: months after their wedding, Urban checked himself into rehab for drug and alcohol addiction.

From BBC

Even after completing a minor-league rehab stint for a shoulder problem that had kept him out since early August, he continued to feel residual soreness.

From Los Angeles Times

Sasaki’s revival began earlier this month, when he went to Arizona after four poor starts in a minor-league rehab assignment to work with the organization’s pitching development coaches.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• regimen 
• rehabilitation 
• therapy