rehab
pronunciation
How to pronounce rehab in British English:
UK [ˈri:hæb]
How to pronounce rehab in American English:
US [ˈriˌhæb]
Word Origin
- rehab
- 1948 as a shortening of rehabilitation (originally of service members returning from World War II). As a verb in reference to houses, by 1975, short for rehabilitate. Related: Rehabbed; rehabbing.
Example
- 1. Are you in a group home or a rehab center ?
- 2. He thinks he went to rehab in 2005 but don 't hold him to that .
- 3. Rats that did not undergo rehab , in contrast , showed no improvement at all .
- 4. If you carry on this way you will let everybody down and work yourself into rehab .
- 5. Check it out : people who have what you want are all over rehab clinics , divorce courts , and jails .