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- [ree-huh-bil-i-teyt, ree-uh-]
- /ˌri həˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt, ˌri ə-/
- /ˌriː.həˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪt/
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- [ree-huh-bil-i-teyt, ree-uh-]
- /ˌri həˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt, ˌri ə-/
Definitions of rehabilitate word
- verb with object rehabilitate to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like. 1
- verb with object rehabilitate to restore to good condition, operation, or management, as a bankrupt business. 1
- verb with object rehabilitate to reestablish the good reputation of (a person, one's character or name, etc.). 1
- verb with object rehabilitate to restore formally to former capacity, standing, rank, rights, or privileges. 1
- verb without object rehabilitate to undergo rehabilitation. 1
- transitive verb rehabilitate restore to fitness 1
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Origin of rehabilitate
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Medieval Latin rehabilitātus, past participle of rehabilitāre to restore. See re-, habilitate
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Parts of speech for Rehabilitate
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rehabilitate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rehabilitate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rehabilitate
verb rehabilitate
- 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.
- clean up one's act — to start to behave in a responsible manner
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- deck out — If a person or thing is decked out with or in something, they are decorated with it or wearing it, usually for a special occasion.
Antonyms for rehabilitate
verb rehabilitate
- criminalise — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of criminalize.
- criminalize — If a government criminalizes an action or person, it officially declares that the action or the person's behaviour is illegal.
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