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rehab

[ ree-hab ]
/ ˈriˌhæb /
Informal.
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noun
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.
a rehabilitated building.
adjective
of or relating to rehabilitation: funds for new rehab projects in the city.
verb (used with object), reĀ·habbed, reĀ·habĀ·bing.
to rehabilitate.
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Origin of rehab

By shortening

OTHER WORDS FROM rehab

rehabber, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for rehab

rehab
/ (ˈriːhæb) /

noun
short for rehabilitation
treatment for drink or drug addiction
NZ informal short for Rehabilitation Department
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for rehab

rehab
[ rē′hăb′ ]

n.
Rehabilitation.
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