All 5 Uses of
rehabilitate
in
I Am a Seal Team Six Warrior
- A week later I was back in the United States for rehabilitation.†
p. 149.9rehabilitation = to restore someone to a state of good condition
- The doctor had done me a favor by letting me rehab in his army hospital— and I repaid him by almost dying on him.†
p. 152.2 *rehab = restore someone (or more rarely, something) to a state of good condition; or a program or facility or where that is done
- Every other day I did rehabilitation at the hospital in Fort Stewart.†
p. 153.4rehabilitation = to restore someone to a state of good condition
- The pain was so intense that I couldn't stop tears from coming out of my eyes—I'd been still for too long before the rehabilitation.†
p. 153.6
- The rehab people treated me like a celebrity.†
p. 155.0rehab = restore someone (or more rarely, something) to a state of good condition; or a program or facility or where that is done
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.