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rehabilitate

re·ha·bi·litate

UK/ɹiː(h)əˈbɪlɪteɪt/ US/ˌriʌˈbɪlʌˌteɪt/ uncommon us

verb

1.

reinstall politically

  • “Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime”
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3.

help to re-adapt, as to a former state of health or good repute

  • “The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated”
  • “After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated”

Origin

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rehabilitātus, perfect passive participle of Latin rehabilitō. See habilitate.

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