CEFR B2

rehabilitate

verb

Meaning

To restore someone or something to a good condition, health, or ability, especially after illness, injury, or a period of imprisonment or addiction.

Examples

The program aims to rehabilitate young offenders by teaching them job skills.
Doctors worked to rehabilitate the patient's damaged heart after the surgery.

Synonyms: restore, recover, reclaim, recondition

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rehabilitate (B2)

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌriː.əˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪt/

Definition

To restore someone or something to a good condition, health, or ability, especially after illness, injury, or a period of imprisonment or addiction.

Examples

The program aims to rehabilitate young offenders by teaching them job skills.
Doctors worked to rehabilitate the patient's damaged heart after the surgery.
The old building was carefully rehabilitated to preserve its historical features.

How to Use rehabilitate

rehabilitate someone (prepositional phrase): To help a person to return to a normal life or good health. — "The goal is to rehabilitate drug addicts so they can rejoin society."
rehabilitate something (prepositional phrase): To restore a place or object to a good condition. — "Efforts are underway to rehabilitate the polluted river."

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