Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: R R& R- R. Ra Rb Rc Re Rf Rg Rh Ri Rn Ro Rp Rt Ru Rv Rw Ry
regulus satrata | regur | regur soil | regurgitate | regurgitation | rehabilitate | rehabilitation | rehabilitation program | rehabilitative | reharmonisation | reharmonise

rehabilitate

 : 
Verb (transitive)
 : 
re=ha=bil=i=tate

CIDE DICTIONARY

rehabilitatev. t. [Pref. re- re- + habilitate: cf. LL. rehabilitare, F. réhabiliter.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]
    "Restoring and rehabilitating the party."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rehabilitate, v.tr.
1 restore to effectiveness or normal life by training etc., esp. after imprisonment or illness.
2 restore to former privileges or reputation or a proper condition.

Derivative
rehabilitation n. rehabilitative adj.
Etymology
med.L rehabilitare (as RE-, HABILITATE)

THESAURUS

rehabilitate

account for, change, clear, cry sour grapes, destigmatize, do justice to, exculpate, explain, fix up, give back, justify, place in, purge, put back, rationalize, reactivate, rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstitute, reconstruct, reconvert, recover, recruit, redecorate, redeem, reeducate, reenact, reestablish, refill, reform, refurbish, reinstall, reinstate, reinstitute, reinstruct, reintegrate, reinvest, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, reorient, repair, repatriate, replace, replenish, rescue, restitute, restore, return, revest, save, straighten out, transform, vindicate, warrant

ROGET THESAURUS

rehabilitate

Restoration

VB return to the original state, recover, rally, revive, come come to, come round, come to oneself, pull through, weather the storm, be oneself again, get well, get round, get the better of, get over, get about, rise from one's ashes, rise from the grave, survive, resume, reappear, come to, come to life again, live again, rise again, heal, skin over, cicatrize, right itself, restore, put back, place in statu quo, reinstate, replace, reseat, rehabilitate, reestablish, reestate, reinstall, reconstruct, rebuild, reorganize, reconstitute, reconvert, renew, renovate, regenerate, rejuvenate, redeem, reclaim, recover, retrieve, rescue, redress, recure, cure, heal, remedy, doctor, physic, medicate, break of, bring round, set on one's legs, resuscitate, revive, reanimate, revivify, recall to life, reproduce, warm up, reinvigorate, refresh, make whole, redintegrate, recoup, make good, make all square, rectify, correct, put right, put to rights, set right, set to rights, set straight, set up, put in order, refit, recruit, fill up, fill up the ranks, reinforce, repair, put in repair, remanufacture, put in thorough repair, put in complete repair, retouch, refashion, botch, vamp, tinker, cobble, do up, patch up, touch up, plaster up, vamp up, darn, finedraw, heelpiece, stop a gap, stanch, staunch, caulk, calk, careen, splice, bind up wounds.

Restitution

VB return, restore, give back, carry back, bring back, render, render up, give up, let go, unclutch, disgorge, regorge, regurgitate, recoup, reimburse, compensate, indemnify, remit, rehabilitate, repair, reinvest, revest, reinstate, redeem, recover, take back again, revest, revert.


For further exploring for "rehabilitate" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #11: Use Fonts Page to download/install fonts if Greek or Hebrew texts look funny. [ALL]
created in 0.28 seconds
powered by bible.org