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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.
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
Other Word Forms
- rehabilitation noun
- rehabilitative adjective
- rehabilitator noun
- nonrehabilitation noun
- nonrehabilitative adjective
- unrehabilitated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of rehabilitate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rehabilitate1
Example Sentences
"I don't believe prison is the place to get rehabilitated," she says.
“I’m usually not a guy who rehabilitates someone when he writes about them,” Wolff told David Remnick on the New Yorker Radio Hour in July.
The messages also show that Epstein, after avoiding the press for a long time after his 2006 arrest in Florida, spoke with reporters while he was trying to rehabilitate his public image.
Gen Z, in its infinite ability to rehabilitate the uncool, has decided that porridge is pleasure.
After a year in Jacksonville, he then became the latest quarterback to sign on with Shanahan in a bid to rehabilitate his career.
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