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rehabilitate Definition

re·ha·bili·tate (rē′hə bil′ə tāt′, rē′ə-)

transitive verb -·tat′ed, -·tat′·ing

  1. to restore to rank, privileges, or property which one has lost
  2. to restore the good name or reputation of; reinstate in good repute
  3. to put back in good condition; reestablish on a firm, sound basis
    1. to bring or restore to a normal or optimal state of health, constructive activity, etc. by medical treatment and physical or psychological therapy
    2. to prepare (a disabled person, an inmate, etc.) for useful employment or successful integration into society by counseling, training, etc.

Etymology: < ML rehabilitatus, pp. of rehabilitare, to restore: see re- & habilitate

  • rehandle
  • rehang
  • reharden

rehabilitate Related Forms

re′·ha·bil′i·ta′·tion noun re′·ha·bil′i·ta′·tive adjective

rehabilitate Synonyms

rehabilitate

v.

restore, reestablish, recondition, reeducate; see improve 1, reform 1, 2, renew 1, restore 3.

rehabilitate Usage Examples

Object

  • offender: It's a new approach to rehabilitate offenders serving community orders.
  • hedgehog: Annually at least 5000 rehabilitated hedgehogs are being released into the wild.
  • eagle: Response to strong events more than rehabilitated eagles that.
  • prisoner: The speech did not, however, set out clear thinking on how an expanded prison regime can rehabilitate prisoners.
  • addict: I think of the center for rehabilitating drug addicts which was faced with losing its housing benefits.
  • infrastructure: One problem is that many of the items required to rehabilitate infrastructure will have a dual use.

Preposition: into

  • community: The progress which they have made does not mean that it is going to be easy for them to be rehabilitated into the community.
  • group: At our Center the refugees of this barbaric trade are rehabilitated into natural living groups.
  • society: This does not mean to say that suddenly the 1960s tower block should be rehabilitated back into society.

Modifying Another Word

  • successfully: Projects undertaken on tips in Derbyshire have successfully rehabilitated these areas.
  • fully: Iraq has denied similar accusations in the past, saying the pipeline, closed nearly 20 years ago, has not been fully rehabilitated.
  • not: If the stations are not rehabilitated any time soon, repairs will no longer be enough to keep them running, warned Jasim.
  • rather: The main lesson is an uncomfortable one for people of a liberal disposition who instinctively prefer to see offenders rehabilitated rather than incarcerated.
  • back: This does not mean to say that suddenly the 1960s tower block should be rehabilitated back into society.
  • also: The big anti-war protests in late 2002 and early 2003 also rehabilitated mass mobilization as a way to engage in politics.

Preposition: after

surgery: At present we are unable to accept people rehabilitating after coronary surgery.

Used with why or when

when: Punishing and rehabilitating When offenders are sent to prison or into custody, public safety is a very important consideration.

Present participle complement

exist: DEEDS ' principle aim is to prevent child labor and rehabilitate existing working children, of which there are currently 73 million in India.

Preposition: from

injury: Therapy Swim is for those rehabilitating from injury, those with mobility problems and those who need to swim for other medical reasons.