rehabilitate
verb (used with object)
to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
was rehabilitating
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past progressiveof rehabilitate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The veteran superstar had a back operation in September 2024 and was rehabilitating from that setback when he announced in March of 2025 that he had suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
As she was rehabilitating her injury, Husen made the decision to go to medical school and study orthopedics, Reckenbeil told The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Freshman outside linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson started early this season while top pass rusher Arden Key was rehabilitating from shoulder surgery.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2017
But Community Education required paperwork to prove to state and county officials that Bo Robinson was rehabilitating inmates with drug treatment, therapy and other services.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2012
His primary focus this offseason was rehabilitating his knee at the Plex training facility in Houston and regaining some explosiveness so that he could resemble the player he was in Seattle.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2011
