often attributive
1
: the action or process of rehabilitating : rehabilitation
especially
: a program for rehabilitating especially drug or alcohol abusers
2
: a rehabilitated building or dwelling
rehab
verb
Examples of rehab in a Sentence
The rehab for his leg injury is going well.
the accident victim had to undergo months of rehab before she could walk again
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
The film stars Amy Adams, Murray Bartlett, and Brett Goldstein, with Oscar-nominee Adams as a woman returning to her family’s beach home post-rehab to sift through the pieces of her former life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
Local rehab centers have also reported a rise in patients struggling with 7-OH dependence, according to a three-part series published by The Star in September.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
The second rehab was far more detailed.
—Noah Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
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rehab
noun
re·hab
ˈrē-ˌhab 
often attributive
: rehabilitation
especially
: a program for rehabilitating especially drug or alcohol abusers
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