rehabilitate
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rehabilitate
- /ɹiː(h)əˈbɪlɪteɪt/ UK
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rehabilitātus, perfect passive participle of Latin rehabilitō. See habilitate.
verb rehabilitates · rehabilitating · rehabilitated
- To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
- To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).
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To return (something) to its original condition.
Similar: restore, roll back, deconvert, reconvert, rehabilitate, restitute, revert
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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.
Similar: fix, renovate, amend, correct, fix up, furbish, retrieve, make whole, mend, patch, put to rights, rectify
- To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain.
- 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.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: recovery, reinstate, recover, reclaim, retrieve, regain, redress, restore, resume, restoration, reinstatement, repair, remediation, revive, renew, resumption
Translations
Every language
verb to restore the reputation or image of
| Deutsch | verteidigen, rehabilitieren, reinwaschen |
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verb to restore into society
| 中文 | 回歸 /回归 huíguī |
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| Deutsch | wiedereingliedern, rehabilitieren, resozialisieren, wieder eingliedern |
verb to restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
| Español | rehabilitar |
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| Português | reabilitar |
| Français | réhabiliter |
| Deutsch | rehabilitieren, wiederherstellen, wiedereinsetzen, wieder einsetzen |
| Italiano | riabilitare |
| Română | reabilita |
| Русский | реабилити́ровать reabilitírovatʹ |
verb to return to original condition
| 中文 | 回復 /回复 huífù |
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| Deutsch | wiedereinsetzen, wiederherstellen |
verb to restore or repair
| 中文 | 修復 /修复 xiūfù |
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| Deutsch | rekonstruieren, wiederherstellen, restaurieren, reparieren, wieder nutzbar machen, reaktivieren |
| Română | reabilita |
verb to return to good health after illness
| 中文 | 康復 /康复 kāngfù |
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| Deutsch | rehabilitieren |
verb to recover
| 中文 | 復原 /复原 fùyuán |
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| Deutsch | sich erholen |
Talk about this word "rehabilitate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rehabilitate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rehabilitate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rehabilitate "rehabilitate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rehabilitate.Cite this
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title = {rehabilitate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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