2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rehabilitate \Re`ha*bil"i*tate\ (r?`h?*b?l"?*t?t), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. {Rehabilitated} (-t?`t?d); p. pr & vb n.
{Rehabilitating}.] [Pref. re- re- + habilitate: cf LL
rehabilitare, F. r['e]habiliter.]
To invest or clothe again with some right authority, or
dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to
qualify again to restore, as a delinquent, to a former
right rank, or privilege lost or forfeited; -- a term of
civil and canon law.
Restoring and rehabilitating the party. --Burke.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
rehabilitate
v 1: help to re-adapt, as to a former state of health or good
repute
2: restore the strength or health of "This patient is now
completely rehabilitated"
3: reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated
several times throughout his lifetime" [ant: {purge}]
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