rehabilitate

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

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

2. 2

   To vindicate

   To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).

3. 3

   To return (something) to its original condition.

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   1. 4

      To restore or repair (a vehicle, building)

      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.
   2. 5

      To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a…

      To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain.

   3. 6

      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.
   4. 7

      To go through such a process

      To go through such a process; to recover.

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