rehabilitate — to help someone return to health or normal life through training and therapy after injury, illness, or imprisonment
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to help someone return to health or normal life through training and therapy after injury, illness, or imprisonment
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌriːhəˈbɪlɪteɪt/
Example Sentences
- The superhero needed three months to rehabilitate after fighting the giant robot.
- The prison program aims to rehabilitate criminals through education and job training.
- My smartphone needed to be rehabilitated after I dropped it in the toilet.
rehabilitate
VERB[/ˌriːhəˈbɪlɪteɪt/]
to help someone return to health or normal life through training and therapy after injury, illness, or imprisonment
to help someone return to health or normal life through training and therapy after injury, illness, or imprisonment
Hab's late for rehab — needs help to get his life back!
Facilitate recovery, calculate the progress!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'rehabilitare', composed of the prefix 're-' (again) and 'habilitare' (to make able or fit), which derives from 'habilis' meaning 'able' or 'skillful'. The word entered English in the mid-17th century.
Breakdown
re- (again) + habilitate (from Latin habilis meaning able/fit) + -ate (verb suffix) = rehabilitate
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The superhero needed three months to rehabilitate after fighting the giant robot.”
“The prison program aims to rehabilitate criminals through education and job training.”
“My smartphone needed to be rehabilitated after I dropped it in the toilet.”
“Physical therapy helped rehabilitate her injured knee completely.”
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