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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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Your mane is probably in need of some major rehab.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2025
The actress eventually got out of that relationship and sought help at a rehab center in Colombia.
—Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
His lawyers are arguing for their client to be transferred to minimum security facility in Fort Dix, New Jersey, which has an in-house drug rehab program.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rehab
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehab. Accessed 1 Nov. 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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