Both Uses of
rehabilitate
in
Gifted Hands
- Soon Charles started to talk, and before a month ended, we sent him to rehab.†
p. 171.9 *rehab = restore someone (or more rarely, something) to a state of good condition; or a program or facility or where that is done
- A few months later, Craig was admitted to the Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Hospital.†
p. 177.5rehabilitation = to restore someone 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.