rehabilitate

(rē'hə-bĭl'ĭ-tāt')
tr.v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education.
2. To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity.
3. To reinstate the good name of.
4. To restore the former rank, privileges, or rights of.

[Medieval Latin rehabilitāre, rehabilitāt-, to restore to a former rank : Latin re-, re- + Late Latin habilitāre, to enable; see habilitate.]

rehabilitatable re'ha·bil'i·tat'a·ble adj.
rehabilitation re'ha·bil'i·ta'tion n.
rehabilitative re'ha·bil'i·ta'tive adj.

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To restore a structure to a condition of good repair.


Example: An old building has deteriorated to the point of prohibiting profitable operation. The owner faces the choice of demolition of the structure and rebuilding or rehabilitation to restore the building to a competitive position.

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verb

To bring back to a previous normal condition: rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct, reinstate, rejuvenate, renovate, restitute, restore. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: renovate, adjust
Antonyms: destroy, hurt, ruin

IN BRIEF: To restore to a former status, capacity, rank, or privilege. Also: To bring back to a normal or good condition.

The city workers will rehabilitate the dilapidated building.

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sign description: One R-hand is lifted by the opposite hand.

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For a list of words related to rehabilitation, see:

• Procedures - rehabilitation: restoration of normal functions after disease or injury
• Tools, Techniques, Principles, and Practitioners - rehabilitation: restoration of normal health and functioning following period of impairment due to mental or physical disorder
• Prison and Punishment - rehabilitation: preparation of prisoners for reentry into society by eliminating criminal impulses

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - genoptræne, bringe på fode igen

Nederlands (Dutch)
revalideren, resocialiseren, in zijn eer herstellen, in functie/ ambt etc. herstellen, renoveren

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén, Pol) réhabiliter, rééduquer, réinsérer, réhabiliter (une région), assainir

Deutsch (German)
v. - rehabilitieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκαθιστώ, αναμορφώνω, επανορθώνω, επανεντάσσω

Italiano (Italian)
bonificare, rieducare, rinnovare, riabilitare, reinserirsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - restaurar, reabilitar

Русский (Russian)
восстанавливать, излечивать, реабилитировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rehabilitar, sanear, reeducar, restaurar, rehabilitarse, reinsertarse en la sociedad

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återanpassa, rehabilitera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恢复原状, 使恢复, 修复

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 恢復原狀, 使恢復, 修復

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 갱생시키다, 수복하다, 복직 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 復興する, 修復する, 社会復帰させる, 更生させる, 復職させる, 名誉を回復する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعيد أصلاح, يعيد تقويم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שיקם, החזירו לתפקידו, טיהר שמו, שיפץ‬

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