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rehabilitate

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As a verb, rehabilitate means restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.

Meanings of rehabilitate

10 meanings

verb

  1. To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.

  2. To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).

  3. To return (something) to its original condition.

  4. north americaconstructionTo restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again.

  5. criminologyTo restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain.

  6. medicineTo return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc.

  7. To go through such a process; to recover.

  8. Help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute

    “The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated”

    “After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated”

  9. Reinstall politically

    “Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime”

  10. Restore to a state of good condition or operation

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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