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Rehabilitation
//ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 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 the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation wordnet
- 3 the restoration of someone to a useful place in society wordnet
- 4 the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises wordnet
- 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.
See also for "rehabilitation"
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