rehabilitate

rehabilitate
v
1. restore, reclaim, redevelop, recondition, return to normal or normalcy; renovate, renew, refurbish, redecorate, brighten up, give a breath of fresh air; repair, fix, fix up, mend, doctor, get back in shape; redintegrate, make whole again, put back together, reconstitute, recompose, reconstruct, rebuild; remedy, rectify, correct, amend.
2. reform, improve, better, ameliorate, meliorate, straighten out or up, set straight, put on the straight and narrow; transform, reconvert, change, alter; reorganize, rearrange, readjust, revise, revamp; reeducate, reorient, change one's outlook or views, give one's life new meaning; reteach, indoctrinate, brainwash; salvage, save, redeem, convert.
3. reestablish, reinstate, reinstitute, bring back, reinstall, replace; revive, revivify, bring back to life, rein-vigorate, refresh, put new life into.

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  • 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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