ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtāshən noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Medieval Latin rehabilitation-, rehabilitatio, from rehabilitatus (past participle of rehabilitare to rehabilitate) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the action or process of rehabilitating or of being rehabilitated: as
a. : the reestablishment of the reputation or standing of a person : the vindication of one's character
b. : the physical restoration of a sick or disabled person by therapeutic measures and reeducation to participation in the activities of a normal life within the limitations of his physical disability
the rehabilitation of patients with a lower extremity amputation — Journal American Medical Association
rehabilitation after coronary occlusion
c. : the process of restoring an individual (as a convict, mental patient, or disaster victim) to a useful and constructive place in society through some form of vocational, correctional, or therapeutic retraining or through relief, financial aid, or other reconstructive measure
d. : the restoration of something damaged or deteriorated to a prior good condition : improvement to a higher level or greater value
the rehabilitation of devastated libraries — American Library Association Bulletin
the rehabilitation of the power of Britain — R.H.Gabriel
rehabilitation of buildings in a slum area
2. : the result of rehabilitating : the state of being rehabilitated
the ultimate aim of any antituberculosis program is the rehabilitation of the patient — Journal American Medical Association
this inmate's … struggle toward rehabilitation — Saturday Review