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   re·ha·bil·i·tate

   /ˌrē(h)əˈbiləˌtāt/

   verb

   • 1. restore (someone) to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness: "helping to rehabilitate former criminals" Similar restore to health/normalityreintegratereadaptretraininformal:rehabreinstatereinstallrestorebring backre-establishpardonabsolveexonerateexculpateforgive
   • ▪ restore (someone) to former privileges or reputation after a period of critical or official disfavor: "with the fall of the government many former dissidents were rehabilitated"
   • ▪ return (something, especially an environmental feature) to its former condition: "the campaign aims to rehabilitate the river's flood plain" Similar reconditionrestorerenewrenovaterefurbishrevampmake overmake fit for habitation/useoverhauldevelopredevelopconvertrebuildreconstructremodelredecoratebrighten upfreshen upspruce upimproveupgraderefitfix upre-equipmodernizeupdatebring up to datebring into the twenty-first centurybring something up to coderehabinformal:do up

   Word Origin late 16th century (earlier (late 15th century) as rehabilitation) (in the sense ‘restore to former privileges’): from medieval Latin rehabilitat-, from the verb rehabilitare (see re-, habilitate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. rehabilitative adjective

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   The meaning of REHABILITATE is to restore to a former capacity : reinstate. How to use rehabilitate in a sentence.

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   to return someone to a good, healthy, or normal life or condition after they have been in prison, been very ill, etc.: The prison service should try to rehabilitate prisoners so that they can lead normal lives when they leave prison. Physiotherapy is part of rehabilitating accident victims.

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   Rehabilitate definition: to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.. See examples of REHABILITATE used in a sentence.

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   If you have been in a bad accident or have an addiction problem, you may go away for a stretch of time to rehabilitate yourself or, in other words, bring yourself back to health.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › rehabilitateRehabilitate - definition of rehabilitate by The Free Dictionary

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   To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education: rehabilitate a patient; rehabilitate a prison inmate. 2. To restore to good condition: rehabilitate a storefront; rehabilitate the economy.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREHABILITATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   rehabilitate. British English: rehabilitate VERB / ˌriːhəˈbɪlɪteɪt /. To rehabilitate someone who has been ill or in prison means to help them to live a normal life again. To rehabilitate someone who has a drug or alcohol problem means to help them stop using drugs or alcohol.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrehabilitate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   verb. /ˌriːəˈbɪlɪteɪt/ Verb Forms. rehabilitate somebody to help somebody to return to a normal, healthy life after they have been in prison or very ill. We must do more to rehabilitate young offenders. efforts to treat and rehabilitate drug addicts. Topics Healthcare c2. Join us.

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   Definition of rehabilitate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    REHABILITATE definition: to help someone live a normal life again after they have had a serious illness or been in prison: . Learn more.

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    Define rehabilitate: to bring (someone or something) back to a normal, healthy condition after an illness, injury, drug problem, etc.—usage, synonyms, more.