rehabilitate
verb (used with object)
to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
rehabilitative
-
a word derived from
rehabilitate.
Example Sentences
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Trump’s order calls for veterans from around the country to come for rehabilitative services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Once reserved for military, industrial and rehabilitative use, these types of motorized supports are becoming light and affordable enough for regular folks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The facilities that remain open will have to curtail many of their services, such as obstetrical and rehabilitative care.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
Lyle, who showed more rehabilitative progress, was nonetheless found to lack full accountability.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025
A slow push was under way to reemphasize the rehabilitative possibilities of prison in New York State when, on September 9, 1971, the Attica prison uprising began.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
