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- When Adam had been working on his workbook in drug rehab three months earlier, he had answered the question "Name the spiritual mentors in your life" with three names: Grandma Brown, Aunt Becky, and Ryan Whited.†
p. 62.5rehab = restore someone (or more rarely, something) to a state of good condition; or a program or facility or where that is done
- Though happy about Adam's sentencing to rehab, Shawn still had his reservations about his brother and chose not to see him.†
p. 71.7
- This story from the book of Luke would become his favorite, one he returned to repeatedly for inspiration while attending the rehab program.†
p. 73.2
- I know it is sad that graduating from a drug rehab is your greatest goal, but it is more than that.†
p. 75.1
- What in the world compelled me to bring Adam to a bar in Little Rock a couple of weeks out of drug rehab?†
p. 80.8 *
- I just had to get some rehab and suck it up.†
p. 123.2
- "It was like drinking water through a fire hose," explains Christian, who had cut short his rehabilitation and joined the team in late April, pins still in his ankle.†
p. 129.9rehabilitation = to restore someone to a state of good condition
- While Adam's grip gained strength in rehabilitation, his overall dexterity and fine motor skills weren't the same.†
p. 195.9
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)