re|ha|bil|i|tate

re|ha|bil|i|tate
re|ha|bil|i|tate «REE huh BIHL uh tayt», verb, -tat|ed, -tat|ing.
–v.t.
1. to restore to a good condition; make over in a new form: »

The old neighborhood is to be rehabilitated.

2. to restore, as to a former standing, rank, rights, privileges, or reputation: »

The man who had committed the theft completely rehabilitated himself and again became a trusted and respected citizen.

3. to restore to a condition of good health, or to a level of useful activity, by means of medical treatment and therapy.
–v.i.
to be or become rehabilitated; undergo rehabilitation: »

New York and California now have such laws aimed at giving selected violators a chance to rehabilitate and to have criminal conviction erased from their records (New Scientist).

╂[< Medieval Latin rehabilitare (with English -ate1) < Latin re- again + habilitāre < habilis fit, suited < habēre to hold, have]

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