rehabilitate

verb
UK: /riː.həˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪt/
US: /riː.həˈbɪl.ə.teɪt/

  1. To help someone return to a normal life after an illness, injury, or addiction.

    1. The hospital will rehabilitate him after surgery.
    2. After his stroke, the therapy helped rehabilitate his ability to walk and speak.

  2. To restore something to a good condition.

    1. They will rehabilitate the old building soon.
    2. The city council decided to rehabilitate the park to provide green space.

  3. To restore the reputation of someone.

    1. She wanted to rehabilitate her image.
    2. The politician tried to rehabilitate his standing with the public after the scandal.

Synonyms

restore recover improve rebuild renovate cure
rehabilitate noun

  1. The process of restoring someone to good health or normal life through training and therapy.

    1. He is in rehab to rehabilitate his health.
    2. She underwent rehabilitation to regain strength after her accident with great success.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "rehabilitate" in English means: To help someone return to a normal life after an illness, injury, or addiction., To restore something to a good condition., To restore the reputation of someone..

The phonetic transcription of "rehabilitate" is /riː.həˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪt/ in British English and /riː.həˈbɪl.ə.teɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "rehabilitate": restore, recover, improve, rebuild, renovate, cure.

Example usage of "rehabilitate": "The hospital will rehabilitate him after surgery.". More examples on the page.