REHABILITATE


Meaning of REHABILITATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌrē-ə-ˈbi-lə-ˌtāt, ˌrē-hə- ]

transitive verb

( -tat·ed ; -tat·ing )

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 good repute : reestablish the good name of

2.

a. : to restore to a former state (as of efficiency, good management, or solvency)

rehabilitate slum areas

b. : to restore or bring to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity

• re·ha·bil·i·ta·tion -ˌbi-lə-ˈtā-shən noun

• re·ha·bil·i·ta·tive -ˈbi-lə-ˌtā-tiv adjective

• re·ha·bil·i·ta·tor -ˌtā-tər noun

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