November 09, 2017 Word of the Day
rehabilitates; rehabilitated; rehabilitating
The doctor is helping the patient rehabilitate her injured leg.
Definition of REHABILITATE
1 : to bring (someone or something) back to a normal, healthy condition after an illness, injury, drug problem, etc.
[+ object]
The clinic rehabilitates drug addicts.
He's still rehabilitating the knee he injured last summer.
They try to rehabilitate horses that have suffered injuries.
[no object]
She's still rehabilitating [=recovering ] from her ankle injury.
2 [+ object] : to teach (a criminal in prison) to live a normal and productive life
The program is intended to rehabilitate criminals.
3 [+ object] : to bring (someone or something) back to a good condition : RESTORE
The country has rehabilitated its image since the war.
The city plans to rehabilitate its slum areas.
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