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re·ha·bil·i·ta·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtāshən\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Medieval Latin rehabilitation-, rehabilitatio, from rehabilitatus (past participle of rehabilitare to rehabilitate) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the action or process of rehabilitating or of being rehabilitated: as
a. : the reestablishment of the reputation or standing of a person : the vindication of one's character
b. : the physical restoration of a sick or disabled person by therapeutic measures and reeducation to participation in the activities of a normal life within the limitations of his physical disability
< the rehabilitation of patients with a lower extremity amputation — Journal American Medical Association >
< rehabilitation after coronary occlusion >
c. : the process of restoring an individual (as a convict, mental patient, or disaster victim) to a useful and constructive place in society through some form of vocational, correctional, or therapeutic retraining or through relief, financial aid, or other reconstructive measure
d. : the restoration of something damaged or deteriorated to a prior good condition : improvement to a higher level or greater value
< the rehabilitation of devastated libraries — American Library Association Bulletin >
< the rehabilitation of the power of Britain — R.H.Gabriel >
< rehabilitation of buildings in a slum area >
2. : the result of rehabilitating : the state of being rehabilitated
< the ultimate aim of any antituberculosis program is the rehabilitation of the patient — Journal American Medical Association >
< this inmate's … struggle toward rehabilitation — Saturday Review > |