rehabilitate
verb (used with object)
to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
rehabilitated
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past participleof rehabilitate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rehabilitate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rehabilitateverb (used with object)to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
Example Sentences
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His attorney Michael Beckman once called Davis “the most rehabilitated inmate I’ve ever represented.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
This looked like a humiliation ritual to me: Crowley wasn’t polling competitively even when he was actively campaigning, and it seemed unlikely that his brand could be rehabilitated with such little time left.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The party rehabilitated him in the wake of Mao's death, tapping him for jobs at the Ministry of Petroleum and State Economic Commission.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Phillips said that while rehabilitation of offenders was "vital", perpetrators should be able to be rehabilitated "within our youth estate".
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Started telling me how I shouldn’t worry, because Sister got him totally rehabilitated.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
