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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 meaningsverb
To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).
To return (something) to its original condition.
north americaconstructionTo restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again.
criminologyTo restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain.
medicineTo return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc.
To go through such a process; to recover.
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”
Reinstall politically
“Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime”
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).