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   rehabilitate

   /ˌriː(h)əˈbɪlɪteɪt/

   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 disfavour: "with the fall of the government many former dissidents were rehabilitated"
   • ▪ return (something, especially a building or 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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREHABILITATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rehabilitateRehabilitate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › rehabilitateREHABILITATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   to help (a person who has acquired a disability or addiction or who has just been released from prison) to readapt to society or a new job, as by vocational guidance, retraining, or therapy. to restore to a former position or rank. to restore the good reputation of.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREHABILITATE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rehabilitateRehabilitate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › rehabilitaterehabilitate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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

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

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   1. to restore or bring to a condition of good health, ability to work, or productive activity. 2. to restore to good condition, operation, or management. 3. to reestablish the good reputation of. 4. to restore formally to former capacity, standing, rank, rights, or privileges.