rehabilitation
pronunciation
How to pronounce rehabilitation in British English:
UK [ˌri:əˌbɪlɪ'teɪʃn]
How to pronounce rehabilitation in American English:
US [ˌrihəˌbɪlɪˈteʃən]
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- Noun:
- the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
- the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
- vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation
- the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises
Word Origin
- rehabilitation (n.)
- 1530s, from Middle French réhabilitation and directly from Medieval Latin rehabilitationem (nominative rehabilitatio) "restoration," noun of action from past participle stem of rehabilitare, from re- "again" (see re-) + habitare "make fit," from Latin habilis "easily managed, fit" (see able). Specifically of criminals, addicts, etc., from 1940.
Example
- 1. The program lasts for 45 days combining both detox and rehabilitation .
- 2. But the environmental rehabilitation never occurred , and prosperity for the village remained elusive .
- 3. The trick is capturing future savings to invest in rehabilitation now .
- 4. The reasons for syria 's rehabilitation are subtler .
- 5. Bush can certainly hope for a similar rehabilitation in the history books .