rehabilitation
nounBand 8formal
UKˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃn
USˌriːhəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən
The process of restoring someone to health or normal life through treatment or training.
Physical rehabilitation helped her walk again.
The programme focuses on the rehabilitation of offenders.
Remember it
Rehabilitation means making someone fit again; Latin habilis means “able” or “suitable.”
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Similar and opposite
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- recoveryrestorationreintegration
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