Verb: rehabilitate ,ree-(h)u'bi-li,teyt
- Restore to a state of good condition or operation
"The charity worked to rehabilitate former addicts and help them rejoin society"
- 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";
- rehab [N. Amer, informal]
- Reinstall politically
"Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime"
Derived forms: rehabilitating, rehabilitates, rehabilitated
Type of: reconstruct, reinstate, restore
Antonym: purge
Encyclopedia: Rehabilitate