rehabilitate
verb (used with object)
to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
were 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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But now, they were rehabilitating him, he was making big improvements, and that she was sure he could meet my son “in no time,” hopefully at our next family gathering.
From Slate ● May 14, 2021
Like sand crabs, which make homes in empty shells, some of these nascent high-tech companies were rehabilitating old mills and setting up shop in them.
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