rehabilitate

Definition of rehabilitate in English English dictionary: To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain; To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again; To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction etc; To return (something) to its original condition; To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.); To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc; To go through such a process; to recover; to restore to a former status, capacity, right rank, or privilege; {f} restore to good health or condition; clear a name, restore a person's good reputation; restore to a state of good condition or operation reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime; To restore, refurbish, bring back to original condition; help to re-adapt, 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"; restore to a state of good condition or operation; To return to good graces in the eyes of society after committing but suffering punishment for a crime; If someone is rehabilitated, they begin to be considered acceptable again after a period during which they have been rejected or severely criticized. Ten years later, Dreyfus was rehabilitated His candidacy has divided the party; while most have scorned him, others have sought to rehabilitate him; To restore or repair, to make habitable again; To rescue from a state of decadence or decrepitude; To care for an animal until it is in good health again and can be released to its natural habitat; reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime"; To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to qualify again; to restore, as a delinquent, to a former right, rank, or privilege lost or forfeited; - - a term of civil and canon law; to restore a structure to a condition of good repair; To rehabilitate someone who has been ill or in prison means to help them to live a normal life again. To rehabilitate someone who has a drug or alcohol problem means to help them stop using drugs or alcohol. Considerable efforts have been made to rehabilitate patients who have suffered in this way. + rehabilitation re·ha·bili·ta·tion the rehabilitation of young offenders; To restore to effectiveness or normal life by training etc , esp after imprisonment or illness; to restore to former privileges or reputation or a proper condition Derivative (rehabilitative adj ; rehabilitation n [medieval Latin: rehabilitare (as re-, habilitate)]); To treat land, buildings or structures so that their use or condition is restored to its former use or condition, or may be changed to another use or condition that is or will be compatible with adjacent land uses
rehabilitative: Tending to rehabilitate
Rehabilitation: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration physical medicine and rehabilitation rehabilitation medicine
To rehabilitate: rehab
rehabilitated: (of persons) restored to health or useful life; "rehabilitated prisoners
rehabilitated: (of persons) restored to health or useful life; "rehabilitated prisoners"
rehabilitation: the treatment needed to return an abandoned pit site to a productive state This might involve returning the site to its natural state by planting vegetation or landscaping Or, rehabilitation could involve development as housing or recreational land
rehabilitation: Is the process of modifying an historic building to extend its useful life through alterations and repairs, while preserving the important architectural, cultural and historical features
rehabilitation: The rebuilding of revenue vehicles to original specifications of the manufacturer Rebuilding may include some new components but has less emphasis on structural restoration than would be the case in a remanufacturing operation, focusing on mechanical systems and vehicle interiors
rehabilitation: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
rehabilitation: The process of returning disturbed land to a stable, self sustaining landform that is compatible with the surrounding environment
rehabilitation: Improvements to a natural resource that return it to a good condition but not the condition prior to disturbance (In another source, Cairns defines rehabilitation and reclamation as "replacing selected original attributes of particular value to humans or putting a natural resource to a new or greatly-altered use to serve human purposes " (Cairns, John, Jr 1991 "The status of the theoretical and applied science of restoration ecology" The Environmental Professional 13 (3) p 187 )
rehabilitation: (1) Implies that the land will be returned to a form and productivity in conformity with a prior land use plan, including a stable ecological state that does not contribute substantially to environmental deterioration and is consistent with surrounding aesthetic values (2) The process of returning a disturbed site to its original ecological slate
rehabilitation: the act or process of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration that makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those features of the property significant to its historical, architectural, and cultural values
rehabilitation: vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation
rehabilitation: A strategy of punishment associated with positivist approaches to criminology Offenders are understood to be sick; the state attempts to cure them and reintroduce them into society See also Incapacitation, Retribution, and Deterrence
rehabilitation: Services designed to assist an individual in adapting to a loss of physical or mental functioning, or to restore normal functioning Usually provided following an accident or illness, rehabilitation is often a time-limited benefit that is only authorized if improvement is expected within a short period
rehabilitation: this refers to making the system work again by allowing systems to function naturally, usually by restoring some attributes Rehabilitation does not necessarily restore exactly the condition of the pre-disturbance characteristics but does involve establishing geologically and hydrologically stable landscapes that support the natural ecosystem mosaic *
rehabilitation: (1) In disability income insurance, the process of helping a disabled person return to work, either at her own occupation or at another occupation if she is unable to perform the duties of her own occupation (2) In insurer insolvencies in the United States, a court-ordered process intended to restore a financially troubled company to a financially sound basisÃ£the financially impaired insurer continues to operate and to exist Contrast with liquidation See also receivership
rehabilitation: A process by which a borrower may bring a FFELP loan out of default by adhering to specified repayment requirements
rehabilitation: the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
rehabilitation: —Treatment for an injury or illness aimed at restoring physical abilities
rehabilitation: The process of providing a program of coordinated services, with the full participation of the individual with SCI to achieve physical, psychological, social, economic, and vocational potential Rehabilitation is a dynamic process of learning to live with a disability in one's own environment beginning at the moment of injury and continuing for the duration of one's life
rehabilitation: Major renovation, rebuilding or repair of a transit vehicle for the purpose of preserving its useful service life
rehabilitation: the restoration of someone to a useful place in society the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation
rehabilitation: A process whereby previously mined or disturbed areas are returned to a stable, non polluting landform usually through recontouring and seeding
rehabilitation: Comprehensive program to reduce/overcome deficits following injury or illness, and to assist the individual to attain the optimal level of mental and physical ability
rehabilitation: The reworking of existing infrastructure that was capitalized with the original construction or portions thereof, including the upgrading of or replacement of major systems, that extends the useful life of the systems to an expected useful life approaching that of a new system
rehabilitation: A process aimed at enabling persons with disabilities to regain and maintain their optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric, and/or restore functions or compensate for the loss or absence of a function or for a functional limitation The rehabilitation process does not involve initial medical care It includes a wide range of measures and activities from more basic and general rehabilitation to goal-oriented activities, for instance vocation rehabilitation
rehabilitation: Comprehensive program to reduce/overcome deficits following injury or illness, and to assistthe individual to attain the optimal level of mental and physical ability
rehabilitation: The act of rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated
rehabilitation: Restoring an old mining site for a new industrial function, recreational use, or to a natural state
rehabilitation: {i} restoration to good health or condition; restoration of a person's good reputation
rehabilitation: The process of rehabilitating something
rehabilitation: the restoration of some former ability or state of being or some more optimum condition
rehabilitation: the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises
rehabilitation: The restoration of a property to satisfactory condition without drastically changing the plan, form, or style of architecture
rehabilitation: One of several treatments for older buildings, rehabilitation is the act of taking a sound older building and giving it a useful new life by updating systems like heating, plumbing, and electricity, while preserving the features which contributes to its historic character This is the treatment which is appropriate for the majority of older buildings; it allows them to be updated to meet contemporary needs while keeping their overall historic character It is not restoration
rehabilitation: A restorative process through which an individual with ESRD develops and maintains self-sufficient functioning consistent with his/her capability
rehabilitative: designed to accomplish rehabilitation; "from a penal to a rehabilitative philosophy"- J B Costello; "rehabilitative treatment"
rehabilitative: helping to restore to good condition; "reconstructive surgery"; "rehabilitative exercises"
rehabilitative: For the purpose of rehabilitation
rehabilitative: {s} pertaining to rehabilitation; designed to restore good health; designed to restore a person's good reputation
rehabilitative: designed to accomplish rehabilitation; "from a penal to a rehabilitative philosophy"- J
rehabilitative: Costello; "rehabilitative treatment
to rehabilitate: reeducate