rehabilitationnoun [ U ]
usuk/-ˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/the process of returning to a healthy or good way of life, or the process of helping someone to do this afterthey have been in prison, been very ill, etc.:
Many amputees in the early stages of their rehabilitation feel despair.
the rehabilitation of violent offenders
a drug rehabilitation clinic
the process of returning something to a good condition:
the rehabilitation of derelict buildings
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- make sb/sth over
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- sugar-coated
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