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rehabilitate
/ɹiː(h)əˈbɪlɪteɪt/
verb 5
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3ADJ.
blowable, residential
REHABILITATE + NOUN
buildings
PREP.
in
Definitions
verb
1
To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
2
To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).
3
To return (something) to its original condition.
4
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.
Engineers are considering using the blowable insulation to rehabilitate residential buildings in Chicago under an Argonne partnership with Bethel New Life, a Chicago community economic initiative.
5
To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain.
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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 econ
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Engineers are considering using the blowable insulation to rehabilitate residential buildings in Chicago under an Argonne partnership with Bethel New Life, a Chicago community economic initiative.
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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 ad
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