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rehabilitate
re·ha·bil·i·tate
[
r ə bíllə tàyt,
r hə bíllə tàyt
]
(
past and past participle
re·ha·bil·i·tat·ed
,
present participle
re·ha·bil·i·tat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
re·ha·bil·i·tates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
help somebody return to normal life:
to help somebody to return to good health or a normal life by providing training or therapy
2.
restore somebody to rank or rights:
to restore somebody to a former position or rank and grant rights and privileges once more
(
often passive
)
3.
restore somebody's reputation:
to restore somebody's good reputation and standing after he or she has been disgraced or neglected
4.
restore place to good condition:
to restore a building, or part of a town, to its former good condition
[
Late 16th century. < medieval Latin
rehabilitat-
, past participle of
rehabilitare
, literally "habilitate again" (see
habilitate
)
]
re·ha·bil·i·tat·a·ble
adjective
re·ha·bil·i·ta·tion
[
r ə bilə táysh'n,
r hə bilə táysh'n
]
noun
re·ha·bil·i·ta·tive
adjective
re·ha·bil·i·ta·tor
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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