HyperDic: rehabilitate

English > 3 senses of the word *rehabilitate*:
VERB	social	rehabilitate	help to readapt / readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
	social	rehabilitate	reinstall politically
	social	rehabilitate	restore to a state of good condition or operation

rehabilitate > pronunciation
Sounds	riy.ahbih'lahtey.t; riy.hhahbih'lahtey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *rehabilitate*: 3 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Help to readapt / readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated" "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated"
Broader	restore, reconstruct	Return to its original or usable and functioning condition
Spanish	rehabilitar
Catalan	rehabilitar
Adjectives	rehabilitative	designed to accomplish rehabilitation / rehabilitation
Nouns	rehabilitation	the restoration of someone to a useful place in society

English > *rehabilitate*: 3 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	reinstall politically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime"
Broader	reinstate	restore to the previous state or rank
Opposite	purge	oust politically
Spanish	rehabilitar
Catalan	rehabilitar
Nouns	rehabilitation	the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
Nouns	rehabilitation	vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation

English > *rehabilitate*: 3 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	restore to a state of good condition or operation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	restore, reconstruct	Return to its original or usable and functioning condition
Spanish	rehabilitar
Catalan	rehabilitar
Adjectives	rehabilitative	helping to restore to good condition / condition
Nouns	rehabilitation	the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
Nouns	rehabilitation	the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises

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