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..1 *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:
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(rehabilitate) to restore someone (or more rarely, something) to a state of good condition -- such as recovery from addiction, illness, prison, or poor reputationeditor's notes: 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.