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rehabilitate
in
The Impossible Knife of Memory
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- They burned through their retirement money to pay for her first two rehabs.†
p. 246.7
- Chelsea wants to go to rehab, but there isn't any money.†
p. 262.9 *rehab = restore someone (or more rarely, something) to a state of good condition; or a program or facility or where that is done
- "The first thing you did when we sat down was to tell us about your family's Skype visit, Chelsea wanting rehab, your mom selling her car and jewelry," I said.†
p. 265.2
- If she sold it, she'd be lucky to get enough to pay for half a day of rehab.†
p. 279.4
- Dad was transferred to a VA rehab place after the hospital.†
p. 386.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(rehabilitate) to restore someone (or more rarely, something) to a state of good condition -- such as recovery from addiction, illness, prison, or poor reputationRehab 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. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)