rehabilitation
noun /ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the process of helping somebody to have a normal, useful life again after they have been very ill or in prison for a long time
- a drug rehabilitation centre
- the rehabilitation of offenders
- the act of starting to consider that somebody is good or acceptable after a long period during which they were considered bad or unacceptable
- the rehabilitation of Magritte as an artist
- the process of returning a building, place or area of activity to its previous good condition
- the rehabilitation of the steel industry