as in to rehabilitate
to make better in behavior or character
believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders
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Blackwell and his team got to work rehabilitating the declining species native to Mexico.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025 -
For the show’s first season, the plan is to rehabilitate the life of two-time heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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One important caveat is, new JAL Mileage Bank members must wait seven days before redeeming miles.—
Meghan Hunter,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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That seems like quite a serious undertaking for a half-hour comedy about a disgraced former college football player who sets off to redeem himself by catfishing his way into becoming the quarterback for an underdog team in south Georgia.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Habilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habilitate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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