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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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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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