Rehabilitate: meaning, definitions and examples
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rehabilitate
[ ˌriːhəˈbɪlɪˌteɪt ]
in legal context
Restore (someone) to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was rehabilitated after a year of intensive therapy.
- She is currently undergoing rehabilitation for her drug addiction.
in social context
Help (someone) to give up their criminal ways and become a productive member of society again.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The program aims to rehabilitate young offenders and prevent reoffending.
- They work to rehabilitate ex-convicts and integrate them back into society.
Translations
Translations of the word "rehabilitate" in other languages:
🇵🇹 reabilitar
🇮🇳 पुनर्वासित करना
🇩🇪 rehabilitieren
🇮🇩 rehabilitasi
🇺🇦 реабілітувати
🇵🇱 rehabilitować
🇯🇵 リハビリテートする
🇫🇷 réhabiliter
🇪🇸 rehabilitar
🇹🇷 rehabilite etmek
🇰🇷 재활하다
🇸🇦 إعادة التأهيل
🇨🇿 rehabilitovat
🇸🇰 rehabilitovať
🇨🇳 康复
🇸🇮 rehabilitirati
🇮🇸 endurhæfa
🇰🇿 оңалту
🇬🇪 რეაბილიტაცია
🇦🇿 rehabilitasiya
🇲🇽 rehabilitar
Word origin
The word 'rehabilitate' originates from the Latin word 'rehabilitatus', meaning restored to former privileges. The term gained prominence in the mid-16th century and has since been used widely in legal, medical, and social contexts to describe the process of restoring someone to health, normal life, or society.