Dictionary

rehabilitation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
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• [ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃn̩]

Etymology

From Middle French réhabilitation, from Medieval Latin rehabilitatio.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of rehabilitating somebody or something.
   • Maybe now it should be clearer why Louis van Gaal has been telling anyone who cares to listen they should not be surprised if Manchester United’s rehabilitation takes longer than they would ideally like. August 16 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Swansea upstage Manchester United in Louis van Gaal’s Premier League bow," guardian.co.uk
   • The working life span of a passenger carriage, on average, is between 30 and 35 years, so a steady replacement takes place quite naturally. The life span of a station, however, cannot be so easily reckoned, for it depends largely on the rehabilitation and upkeep of the existing structures. 1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 250:

Forms

Deriveds

postrehabilitation · ecorehabilitation · prerehabilitation · rehabilitationism · rehabilitationist · antirehabilitation · neurorehabilitation · nonrehabilitation · telerehabilitation · prehabilitation · seahabilitation

Descendants

리허빌리테이션 · リハビリテーション

Relateds

rehab

Translations (55)

da rehabilitation (process) · lt reabilitacija (process) · de Rehabilitation (process) · tl rehabilitasyon (process) · uk реабіліта́ція (process) · de Wiedereingliederung (process) · pl rehabilitacja (process) · id rehabilitasi (process) · de Wiedereinsetzung (process) · it riabilitazione (process) · fi kuntoutus (process) · cmn 改造 (process) · sh rehabilitácija (process) · sh рехабилита́ција (process) · hy ռեաբիլիտացիա (process) · da rehabilitering (process) · ms pemulihan (process) · ca rehabilitació (process) · cy ymaddasiad (process) · sl rehabilitacija (process) · gl rehabilitación (process) · lv rehabilitācija (process) · nn rehabilitering (process) · ka რეაბილიტაცია (process) · hu rehabilitáció (process) · be рэабіліта́цыя (process) · bg рехабилита́ция (process) · ja リハビリテーション (process) · cmn 康復 /康复 (process) · es rehabilitación (process) · ro reabilitate (process) · tr rehabilitasyon (process) · et rehabiliteerimine (process) · ar إِعَادَةُ تَأْهِيل (process) · fi kuntouttaminen (process) · ru реабилита́ция (process) · el αποκατάσταση (process) · hy վերականգնում (process) · ko 리허빌리테이션 (process) · cs rehabilitace (process) · de Ehrenrettung (process) · nb rehabilitering (process) · nl rehabilitatie (process) · mk рехабилитација (process) · pt reabilitação (process) · sk rehabilitácia (process) · de Resozialisierung (process) · cmn 復原 /复原 (process) · io rehabilito (process) · de Wiedernutzbarmachung (process) · fr réhabilitation (process) · af rehabilitasie (process) · de Entlastung (process) · sv rehabilitering (process) · de Wiederherstellung (process)