rehabilitate

verb

1. help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute

- The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated

- After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated

Definition categories: social, reconstruct, restore

2. reinstall politically

- Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime

Definition categories: social, reinstate

3. restore to a state of good condition or operation

Definition categories: social, reconstruct, restore