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Meaning of rehabilitate in English
Pronunciation
/ˌri(h)əˈbɪləˌteɪt/
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Verb
rehabilitate
Etymology
late 16th century (earlier (late 15th century) as rehabilitation) (in the sense ‘restore to former privileges’): from medieval Latin rehabilitat-, from the verb rehabilitare(see re-, habilitate)
Definitions
1.
reinstall politically
Examples
« Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime »
Antonyms
purge
2.
restore to a state of good condition or operation
3.
help to re-adapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
Examples
« The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated »
« After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated »