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/ɹiː(h)əˈbɪlɪteɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc..
Cumaratunga was so furious that he intensified his campaign for revitalizing the traditional practices of asweddumization, so that neglected arable land could be rehabilitated, and a degenerating economy restructured and rejuvenated.
Engineers are considering using the blowable insulation to rehabilitate residential buildings in Chicago under an Argonne partnership with Bethel New Life, a Chicago community economic initiative.
Patty Wahlers, 40, is the founder and director of Horse of Connecticut, an organization situated on a 46-acre farm in Washington that rescues and rehabilitates neglected horses and puts them up for adoption.
Truman made us all feel welcome and relaxed as we shook hands with him. We sat around the desk, and he spoke very earnestly about the necessity of rehabilitating Europe and emphasized his concern that peaceful German production should be encouraged.
Use rehabilitate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rehabilitate means (transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc..
Common synonyms include restore, roll back, deconvert, reconvert.
Possible antonyms include purge.
Cumaratunga was so furious that he intensified his campaign for revitalizing the traditional practices of asweddumization, so that neglected arable land could be rehabilitated, and a degenerating economy restructured and rejuvenated.
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