rehabilitate
verb (used with object)
to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
rehabilitative
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a word derived from
rehabilitate.
Example Sentences
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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
My brother really needs to be in a nursing home to receive the prescribed intensive rehabilitative services.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
Lyle, who showed more rehabilitative progress, was nonetheless found to lack full accountability.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025
"Work is well under way to put in place the necessary reforms to make our prisons safe and rehabilitative."
From BBC ● May 20, 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
