Meaning & use
rehabilitation
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The process of helping someone recover normal health, ability, or a good reputation after illness, injury, or wrongdoing.
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After the surgery, she spent months in physical rehabilitation.
The program focuses on the rehabilitation of former prisoners rather than punishment alone.
A note on using this word
Used for physical recovery (medical rehabilitation), criminal justice (prisoner rehabilitation), and reputation (political rehabilitation).
Words with a similar meaning
recoveryreintegration
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