rehabilitate

re·ha·bil·i·tate

 (rē′hə-bĭl′ĭ-tāt′)

tr.v. re·ha·bil·i·tat·ed, re·ha·bil·i·tat·ing, re·ha·bil·i·tates

1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education: rehabilitate a patient; rehabilitate a prison inmate.

2. To restore to good condition: rehabilitate a storefront; rehabilitate the economy.

3. To cause to be regarded again in a positive way; reestablish esteem for: rehabilitate a reputation; rehabilitate a forgotten poet.

4. To restore the former rank, privileges, or rights of: Under the new regime, party members who had been sent to prison were rehabilitated.

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[Medieval Latin rehabilitāre, rehabilitāt-, to restore to a former rank : Latin re-, re- + Late Latin habilitāre, to enable; see habilitate.]

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re′ha·bil′i·tat′a·ble adj.

re′ha·bil′i·ta′tion n.

re′ha·bil′i·ta′tive adj.

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rehabilitate

(ˌriːəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt)

vb (tr)

1. (Social Welfare) to help (a person who has acquired a disability or addiction or who has just been released from prison) to readapt to society or a new job, as by vocational guidance, retraining, or therapy

2. to restore to a former position or rank

3. to restore the good reputation of

[C16: from Medieval Latin rehabilitāre to restore, from re- + Latin habilitās skill, ability]

ˌrehaˈbilitative adj

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re•ha•bil•i•tate

(ˌri həˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt, ˌri ə-)

v.t. -tat•ed, -tat•ing.

1. to restore or bring to a condition of good health, ability to work, or productive activity.

2. to restore to good condition, operation, or management.

3. to reestablish the good reputation of.

4. to restore formally to former capacity, standing, rank, rights, or privileges.

[1570–80; < Medieval Latin rehabilitātus, past participle of rehabilitāre]

re`ha•bil`i•ta′tion, n.

re`ha•bil′i•ta`tive, adj.

re`ha•bil′i•ta`tor, n.

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rehabilitate

Past participle: rehabilitated
Gerund: rehabilitating

Imperative

rehabilitate

rehabilitate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	rehabilitate - help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated" restore, reconstruct - return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"
	2.	rehabilitate - reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime" reinstate - restore to the previous state or rank purge - oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
	3.	rehabilitate - restore to a state of good condition or operation restore, reconstruct - return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

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rehabilitate

verb

1. reintegrate, retrain, restore to health, readapt Considerable efforts have been made to rehabilitate patients.

2. reinstate, restore, re-establish, reinstall, forgive, bring back, pardon, exonerate, absolve, exculpate Ten years later, Dreyfus was rehabilitated.

3. restore, develop, convert, renew, adjust, rebuild, upgrade, make good, overhaul, revamp, mend, refurbish, renovate, reconstruct, reinstate, re-establish, make over, refit, fix up (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), modernize, reconstitute, redecorate, recondition, reinvigorate a program for rehabilitating low-income housing

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rehabilitate

verb

To bring back to a previous normal condition:

rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct, reinstate, rejuvenate, renovate, restitute, restore.

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Translations

يُعيد تأهيل

převychovatrehabilitovat

rehabilitere

rehabilitieren

αποκαθιστώ

rehabilitar

réhabiliter

rehabilitál

endurhæfa

riabilitareriabilitazioneripristinare

reabilitacijareabilituoti

labotpāraudzināt

attføreomskolererehabilitere

prevychovaťrehabilitovať

normal yaşama döndürmek

使重病患者康复使长期服刑者恢复正常生活改造

rehabilitate

[ˌriːəˈbɪlɪteɪt] VT [+ offenders, drug addicts] → rehabilitar

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rehabilitate

[ˌriːhəˈbɪlɪteɪt] vt

[+ offender] → réinsérer

[+ drug addict, alcoholic] → désintoxiquer

[+ patient] → rééduquer

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rehabilitate

vt

refugee, troops, the disabled → (in die Gesellschaft) eingliedern; ex-criminal also → rehabilitieren; drug addict, alcoholic → therapieren

(= restore position to) → rehabilitieren; reputation → wiederherstellen

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rehabilitate

[ˌriːəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt] vt (criminal, drug addict, invalid) → recuperare, reinserire

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rehabilitate

(riːəˈbiliteit) verb

to bring (a criminal or someone who has been ill) back to a normal life, normal standards of behaviour etc by treatment or training. rehabiliteer يُعيد تأهيل възстановявам reabilitar rehabilitovat; převychovat rehabilitieren rehabilitere αποκαθιστώrehabilitar rehabiliteerima باز آموزی کردن؛ هدایت کردن kuntouttaa réhabiliter, rééduquer לְשָׂקֵם पूर्व दशा में लाना, पुनर्वासित करना rehabilitirati, osposobiti rehabilitál merehabilitasi endurhæfa riabilitare, rieducare 社会復帰させる 회복시키다 reabilituoti rehabilitēt; (par noziedznieku) labot; pāraudzināt memulihkan rehabiliteren attføre, rehabilitere; omskolere zrehabilitować بيرته په خپل حال كول بيا په ځاى كول، خپل ځاى ته ستنول، بيا ودانول reabilitar a reabilita; a reeduca восстанавливать трудоспособность; перевоспитывать rehabilitovať; prevychovať rehabilitirati rehabilitovati rehabilitera, återanpassa ฟื้นฟูสุขภาพ normal yaşama döndürmek 使(病患)恢復正常生活，改造(受刑人) реабілітувати; поновлювати в правах سابقہ حالت پر لانا phục hồi 改造(罪犯等)，使（长期服刑者）恢复正常生活，使（重病患者）康复使复原

ˈrehaˌbiliˈtation noun

rehabilitasie إعادَة تأهيل възстановяване reabilitação rehabilitace die Rehabilitierung rehabilitering αποκατάστασηrehabilitación taastusravi باز سازی؛ تعمیر؛ احیا kuntoutus réhabilitationשיקום पुनर्वास rehabilitacija, obnavljanje rehabilitálás rehabilitasi endurhæfing riabilitazione 社会復帰 회복 reabilitacija rehabilitācija pemulihan rehabilitatie attføring, rehabilitering; omskoleringrehabilitacja بيرته خپل حال ته راوستنه بيا په ځاى كول خپل ځاى ته ستنونه بيا ودانونه reabilitação reabilitare реабилитация; перевоспитание rehabilitácia rehabilitacija rehabilitacija rehabilitering, återanpassning การฟื้นฟูสุขภาพ rehabilitasyon 復健，戒治 реабілітація آباد کاری sự phục hồi 复原

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rehabilitate

v. rehabilitar, ayudar a recobrar funciones normales por medio de métodos terapéuticos.

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rehabilitate

vt rehabilitar; to become rehabilitated rehabilitarse

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