rehabilitate

rehabilitate
Synonyms and related words:
account for, change, clear, cry sour grapes, destigmatize, do justice to, exculpate, explain, fix up, give back, justify, place in, purge, put back, rationalize, reactivate, rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstitute, reconstruct, reconvert, recover, recruit, redecorate, redeem, reeducate, reenact, reestablish, refill, reform, refurbish, reinstall, reinstate, reinstitute, reinstruct, reintegrate, reinvest, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, reorient, repair, repatriate, replace, replenish, rescue, restitute, restore, return, revest, save, straighten out, transform, vindicate, warrant

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  • rehabilitate — re·ha·bil·i·tate /ˌrē ə bi lə ˌtāt, ˌrē hə / vt tat·ed, tat·ing 1: to restore to a former capacity; specif: to restore credibility to (a witness or testimony) the State simply brought out all of the prior statements to qualify or explain the… …   Law dictionary

  • Rehabilitate — Re ha*bil i*tate (r? h?*b?l ?*t?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rehabilitated} ( t? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rehabilitating}.] [Pref. re re + habilitate: cf. LL. rehabilitare, F. r[ e]habiliter.] To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rehabilitate — 1570s, from pp. stem of M.L. rehabilitare (see REHABILITATION (Cf. rehabilitation)). Related: Rehabilitated; rehabilitating …   Etymology dictionary

  • rehabilitate — [v] renovate, adjust change, clear, convert, fix up, furbish, improve, make good*, mend, rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstitute, reconstruct, recover, redeem, reestablish, reform, refurbish, rehab*, reinstate, reintegrate, reinvigorate,… …   New thesaurus

  • rehabilitate — ► VERB 1) restore to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness. 2) restore the standing or reputation of. 3) restore to a former condition. DERIVATIVES rehabilitation noun rehabilitative adjective.… …   English terms dictionary

  • rehabilitate — [rē΄hə bil′ə tāt΄, rē΄əbil′ə tāt΄] vt. rehabilitated, rehabilitating [< ML rehabilitatus, pp. of rehabilitare, to restore: see RE & HABILITATE] 1. to restore to rank, privileges, or property which one has lost 2. to restore the good name or… …   English World dictionary

  • rehabilitate — [[t]ri͟ːhəbɪ̱lɪteɪt[/t]] rehabilitates, rehabilitating, rehabilitated 1) VERB To rehabilitate someone who has been ill or in prison means to help them to live a normal life again. To rehabilitate someone who has a drug or alcohol problem means to …   English dictionary

  • rehabilitate — UK [ˌriːəˈbɪlɪteɪt] / US [ˌrɪhəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms rehabilitate : present tense I/you/we/they rehabilitate he/she/it rehabilitates present participle rehabilitating past tense rehabilitated past participle rehabilitated 1) a) …   English dictionary

  • rehabilitate — re|ha|bil|i|tate [ ,rihə bılı,teıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to help someone give up drugs or alcohol, so that they can return to a healthy, independent, and useful life: The new program is aimed at rehabilitating local heroin addicts. a ) to help… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rehabilitate — transitive verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Medieval Latin rehabilitatus, past participle of rehabilitare, from Latin re + Late Latin habilitare to habilitate Date: circa 1581 1. a. to restore to a former capacity ; reinstate b. to restore to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rehabilitate — re·ha·bil·i·tate .rē (h)ə bil ə .tāt vt, tat·ed; tat·ing to restore or bring to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity <rehabilitate patients with hip fractures> …   Medical dictionary

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