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rehabilitate |
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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