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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.

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   1. a. : to restore to a former capacity : reinstate. b. : to restore to good repute : reestablish the good name of. 2. a. : to restore to a former state (as of efficiency, good management, or solvency) rehabilitate slum areas. b. : to restore or bring to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity. rehabilitative.

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

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

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

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   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.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.

9. 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.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › rehabilitaterehabilitate | meaning of rehabilitate in Longman Dictionary of...

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    rehabilitate meaning, definition, what is rehabilitate: to help someone to live a healthy, usefu...: Learn more.

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    See synonyms for rehabilitate on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), re·ha·bil·i·tat·ed, re·ha·bil·i·tat·ing. to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.