rehabilitate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
18
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ɹiː(h)əˈbɪlɪteɪt/ (UK)

Definition of rehabilitate

7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

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

  1. (transitive)To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
  2. (transitive)To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).
  3. (transitive)To return (something) to its original condition.
  4. (Canada, US, transitive)To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again.
    “Cumaratunga was so furious that he intensified his campaign for revitalizing the traditional practices of asweddumization, so that neglected arable land could be rehabilitated, and a degenerating economy restructured and rejuvenated.”
    “Engineers are considering using the blowable insulation to rehabilitate residential buildings in Chicago under an Argonne partnership with Bethel New Life, a Chicago community economic initiative.”
  5. (transitive)To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain.
  6. (transitive)To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc.
    “Patty Wahlers, 40, is the founder and director of Horse of Connecticut, an organization situated on a 46-acre farm in Washington that rescues and rehabilitates neglected horses and puts them up for adoption.”
  7. (intransitive)To go through such a process; to recover.
    “Truman made us all feel welcome and relaxed as we shook hands with him. We sat around the desk, and he spoke very earnestly about the necessity of rehabilitating Europe and emphasized his concern that peaceful German production should be encouraged.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rehabilitātus, perfect passive participle of Latin rehabilitō. See habilitate.

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