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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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
Rhossi is the fourth sea turtle to be rescued and rehabilitated by the zoo over the past decade.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
She was rehabilitated and released by the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, which is currently caring for yet another turtle found anchored to debris.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
The warm embrace was a signal that the de facto Saudi leader, once shunned in the West, was fully rehabilitated on the world stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Later, after I had been rehabilitated, I learned that Esther knew what I was interested in through the informal schooling at the center.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
