Definitions

rehabilitate

[ree-huh-bil-i-teyt, ree-uh-] / ˌri həˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt, ˌri ə- /

VERB

renovate, adjust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fix up improve mend rebuild reclaim reconstruct recover reestablish refurbish reintegrate reinvigorate rejuvenate restore save

STRONG

change clear convert furbish recondition reconstitute redeem reform reinstate renew restitute

WEAK

make good rehab

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage decline destroy harm hurt ruin weaken

STRONG

hold keep persist remain stay

Example Sentences

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"It's the best set of books I've ever read on this subject," says Franklin Tucker, director of Washington's National Center to Rehabilitate Violent Youth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rehabilitate, reconstruct, re-educate—these are familiar terms in this hour of stress and world conflict.

From Five Lectures on Blindness by Foley, Kate M.

Rehabilitate, rē-ha-bil′i-tāt, v.t. to reinstate, restore to former privileges.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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