rehabilitate

verb

ˌrē-ə-ˈbi-lə-ˌtāt How to pronounce rehabilitate (audio)
Definition of rehabilitatenext
1
as in to redeem
to make better in behavior or character an organization that rehabilitates criminals so they can reenter society

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2
as in to heal
to restore to a healthy condition underwent physical therapy to help rehabilitate her broken elbow

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Recent Examples of rehabilitate Instead, both men have focused on rehabilitating AI’s image into something that exists in harmony with humanity. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Dickson himself concedes there is still much work to be done to fully rehabilitate the Gap, as well as its sister brands. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Naples Zoo teams worked to rehabilitate her through nutrition, medical treatment and constant monitoring. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 To date, the Legislature has appropriated more than $42 million to rehabilitate the building, according to Tomlinson. — Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rehabilitate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehabilitate
  1. redeem
  2. heal
  3. reclaim
  4. cure
  5. regenerate
  6. fix
  7. improve
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  • This ticket must be redeemed at one of the nine Florida Lottery offices throughout the state.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Also in the app, members will find an option to redeem points for 50 cents off per gallon at participating Shell stations.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of redeem
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  • Schlossberg, who got about 10 percent of the vote, fled to his mother Caroline Kennedy’s house on Martha’s Vineyard for the summer to heal his wounds.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout Chicago there are some wounds, though, that no amount of accountability can heal.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of heal
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  • If that’s the case, McNeill could finally be ready to reclaim his status as one of the league’s best young defensive tackles.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Kansas has a decades-long history of not electing consecutive governors of the same party, suggesting that Masterson is well-positioned to reclaim the governor’s mansion from Democrat Laura Kelly.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • Empa's earlier experiments showed that formulations with sufficiently high phosphorus content could be reprocessed after curing, with the dynamic network rearranging through transesterification reactions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Mark Konezny / Imagn Images What happened the last time 10 jobs opened, in 2022, should have cured owners of believing anyone has solved the hiring process.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cure
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  • Because the chemical bath regenerates continuously during the electrical cycle, the facility avoids producing the massive liquid and solid waste streams common in older plants.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • There's no caching layer to avoid regenerating the same context twice.
    — Imran Aftab, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of regenerate
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  • Newcastle’s summer wobbled when news emerged in late June that Guimaraes was fixed on Arsenal.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Companies invest heavily in modernization, AI, analytics and new platforms because they’re told fixing their data will solve everything.
    — Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of fix
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  • The developers say automating pollination could reduce the need for manual labor, lower breeding costs, and improve the efficiency of hybrid breeding.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Back in 2004, the Chargers improved from 31st in points allowed to 11th after the arrival of new defensive coordinator Wade Phillips.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of improve

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“Rehabilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabilitate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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