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re·ha·bil·i·tate
\\ˌrē-ə-ˈbi-lə-ˌtāt, ˌrē-hə-\\ transitive verb
(-tat·ed ; -tat·ing)1.
  a. to restore to a former capacity :

reinstate

  b. to restore to good repute : reestablish the good name of
2.
  a. to restore to a former state (as of efficiency, good management, or solvency)
      rehabilitate slum areas
  b. to restore or bring to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity
• re·ha·bil·i·ta·tion \\-ˌbi-lə-ˈtā-shən\\ noun
• re·ha·bil·i·ta·tive \\-ˈbi-lə-ˌtā-tiv\\ adjective
• re·ha·bil·i·ta·tor \\-ˌtā-tər\\ noun

rehabilitate
re·habili·tate / 7ri:E5biliteit / verb [VN]
1. to help sb to have a normal, useful life again after they have been very ill / sick or in prison for a long time
   使(重病患者)康复；使(长期服刑者)恢复正常生活:
   a unit for rehabilitating drug addicts
   帮助吸毒者恢复正常生活的机构
2. to begin to consider that sb is good or acceptable after a long period during which they were considered bad or unacceptable
   恢复…的名誉；给…平反昭雪:
   He played a major role in rehabilitating Magritte as an artist.
   他对恢复玛格里特艺术家的名誉起了重要的作用。
3. to return a building or an area to its previous good condition
   使(建筑物或地区)恢复原状；修复
• re·habili·ta·tion / 7ri:E7bili5teiFn / noun [U] :
   a drug rehabilitation centre
   吸毒者康复中心
   the rehabilitation of the steel industry
   钢铁工业的复兴

rehabilitate verb

re·ha·bil·i·tate
\-ləˌtāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin rehabilitatus, past participle of rehabilitare, from Latin re- + Late Latin habilitare to habilitate — more at
1.
 a. : to restore (as a delinquent) by a formal act or declaration to a former right, rank, or privilege lost or forfeited : invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or dignity : restore to a former capacity : qualify again :
  < the judges … were rehabilitated by the payment of a fine — William Stubbs >
 b. : to restore to good repute by vindicating : clear of unjust or unfounded charges : reestablish the good name of
  < a campaign to rehabilitate the memory of … England's wickedest king — New York Times >
  < wish to rehabilitate this country in the eyes of those nations whose good opinion we value — Edith Summerskill >
2.
 a. : to put on a proper basis or into a previous good state : restore (as something damaged or decayed) to a state of efficiency and good management
  < rehabilitate … forests that once supplied a large share of the country's timber — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
  < rehabilitate wastelands >
  < rehabilitate slum areas >
 b. : to restore to a condition of health or normal activity by a process of medical rehabilitation
  < rehabilitate a person after he has lost his sight — Current Biography >
 c. : to restore to a useful and constructive place in society through social rehabilitation
  < nuns who attempt to rehabilitate a prostitute — Curtis Harrington >
 d. : to restore to a state of solvency or efficiency
  < rehabilitate a company financially >

  < rehabilitate equipment >