rehab

re·hab

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ree-hab]
- /ˈriˌhæb/
- /ˈriː.hæb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-hab]
- /ˈriˌhæb/

Definitions of rehab word

noun rehab rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions: He's been sober since coming out of rehab. She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke. 1
noun rehab a rehabilitated building. 1
adjective rehab of or relating to rehabilitation: funds for new rehab projects in the city. 1
verb with object rehab to rehabilitate. 1
noun rehab recovery from addiction 1
intransitive verb rehab rehabilitate: from addiction, etc. 1

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Parts of speech for Rehab

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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rehab popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for rehab

verb rehab

clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
gussied up — dressed in a showy way
gussy up — to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights.
make good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.

noun rehab

doctoring — Present participle of doctor.
makeover — remodeling; renovation; restoration: The old house needs a complete makeover.

All 6 Synonyms of rehab

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