All 4 Uses of
rehabilitate
in
The Giver
- A male Eleven named Benjamin had done his entire nearly-Four years in the Rehabilitation Center, working with citizens who had been injured.
p. 26.9rehabilitation = related to restoring people to a state of good condition
- It was rumored that he was as skilled now as the Rehabilitation Directors themselves,
p. 26.9
- ...he had even developed some machines and methods to hasten rehabilitation.
p. 27.0 *rehabilitation = restoration 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.
p. 52.5rehabilitation = related to restoring people to a state of good condition
Definition:
to restore someone (or more rarely, something) to a state of good condition -- such as recovery from addiction, illness, prison, or poor reputation
Rehab is sometimes used as an abbreviation for rehabilitation or a rehabilitation facility such as might be used to help someone recover from a drug addiction.
Although rehabilitate can be used generally, it is typically replaced with refurbish when talking about buildings or machines, and with recuperate when talking about recovery from an illness.
Although rehabilitate can be used generally, it is typically replaced with refurbish when talking about buildings or machines, and with recuperate when talking about recovery from an illness.