Rehabilitate Meaning
/ɹiː(h)əˈbɪlɪteɪt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
verbTo vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).
Sentence Examples
The goal of the clinic is to rehabilitate the injured athletes.
They are working to rehabilitate the city's old and decaying buildings.
The therapist worked hard to rehabilitate the injured athlete.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The prison program aims to ____ inmates so they can find jobs after release.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The program aimed to ____ offenders by providing education and vocational training in prison.
Word Origin & History
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rehabilitātus, perfect passive participle of Latin rehabilitō. See habilitate.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1992, Alavattāgoḍa Pēmadāsa, Cumaratunga, the Unknown: Hidden Facets of His Scientific Profile, page 115:
"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."
— 1996 November, “Doggone it, it's a new ceramic binder”, in DOE this Month, page 14:
"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."
— 2002 March 24, Sherri Daley, “Finding Homes for Horses That Were Left for Dead”, in The New York Times:
"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."
— 1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 43:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The prison program aims to ____ inmates so they can find jobs after release.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The program aimed to ____ offenders by providing education and vocational training in prison.