Rehabilitation

//ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of rehabilitating somebody or something. countable, uncountable

    "The working life span of a passenger carriage, on average, is between 30 and 35 years, so a steady replacement takes place quite naturally. The life span of a station, however, cannot be so easily reckoned, for it depends largely on the rehabilitation and upkeep of the existing structures."

  2. 2
    the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation wordnet
  3. 3
    the restoration of someone to a useful place in society wordnet
  4. 4
    the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises wordnet
  5. 5
    vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French réhabilitation, from Medieval Latin rehabilitatio.

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