rehabilitated
rehabilitated is the simple past and past participle of rehabilitate.
Meaning of rehabilitate
Verb
rehabilitate (third-person singular simple present rehabilitates, present participle rehabilitating, simple past and past participle rehabilitated)
- To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
- To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).
- To return (something) to its original condition.
- To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again.
- Cumaratunga was so furious that he intensified his campaign for revitalizing the traditional practices of asweddumization, so that neglected arable land could be rehabilitated, and a degenerating economy restructured and rejuvenated.1992, Alavattāgoḍa Pēmadāsa, Cumaratunga, the Unknown: Hidden Facets of His Scientific Profile, page 115
- To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain.
- To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc.
- Patty Wahlers, 40, is the founder and director of Horse of Connecticut, an organization situated on a 46-acre farm in Washington that rescues and rehabilitates neglected horses and puts them up for adoption.2002 March 24, Sherri Daley, “Finding Homes for Horses That Were Left for Dead”, in The New York Times
Forms of rehabilitated
| comparative | more rehabilitated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most rehabilitated |
Words formed from rehabilitated
Questions about rehabilitated
- What is rehabilitated the simple past and past participle of?
- Rehabilitated is the simple past and past participle of rehabilitate.
Words near rehabilitated in the dictionary
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