Sample sentences for REHABILITATE

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Definition

to restore someone (or more rarely, something) to a state of good condition — such as recovery from addiction, illness, prison, or poor reputation

She has been working to rehabilitate her reputation.

rehabilitate = restore to good condition

She is in a drug-rehab center.
She checked herself into rehab in an effort to stop drinking.
The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated
We try to rehabilitate the women in our prison.

rehabilitate = restore to good condition

After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated
I spent that night at the hospital, and the next morning my parents brought me here, to the drug rehabilitation center.
Carl Deuker -- Gym Candy

rehabilitation = return to a state of good condition

(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)

Oh, but I am her daddy, boy, and court says I been rehabilitated.
Sharon M. Draper -- Forged by Fire

rehabilitated = restored to a state of good condition

Don't you have to go to the Health Clinic for your Alcohol Rehabilitation classes?
Sharon M. Draper -- Tears of a Tiger

rehabilitation = to restore someone to good condition

...he had even developed some machines and methods to hasten rehabilitation.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

rehabilitation = restoration to a state of good condition

This Circle needs to know that Peter Driscal is not rehabilitating well, either physically or emotionally.
Ben Mikaeslen -- Touching Spirit Bear

rehabilitating = returning to a state of good condition

Probably the one with scientific aptitude was Benjamin, the male who had devised new, important equipment for the Rehabilitation Center.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

rehabilitation = related to restoring people to a state of good condition

A male Eleven named Benjamin had done his entire nearly-Four years in the Rehabilitation Center, working with citizens who had been injured.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

rehabilitation = related to restoring people to a state of good condition

It was rumored that he was as skilled now as the Rehabilitation Directors themselves,
Lois Lowry -- The Giver

rehabilitation = related to restoring people to a state of good condition

Cole talked about his rehabilitation after being rescued, and about returning to the island.
Ben Mikaeslen -- Touching Spirit Bear

Mr. Varga is not present just for your award, Max; he will finish his rehabilitation here.
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan

It was presently his headquarters but in a few years he planned to rehabilitate Patrick Air Force Base, on Cape Canaveral, and transfer there.
Pat Frank -- Alas, Babylon
Daddy checked himself into a pricey rehab, promised to get his head fixed.
Ellen Hopkins -- Identical
In 1980 he was "rehabilitated" and appointed Vice President of the Children's Art Theater.
Ji-Li Jiang -- Red Scarf Girl
She's single-handedly rehabilitated you.
Gillian Flynn -- Gone Girl

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