Rehabilitation
['riːhə,bɪlɪ'teɪʃən] or [ˌriːəˌbɪlɪ'teʃn]
Definition
(noun.) the restoration of someone to a useful place in society.
(noun.) the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises.
(noun.) vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation.
Checked by Bianca--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated.
Editor: Spence
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Reinstatement (in a former right or privilege), restoration, re-establishment, instauration.
Edited by Lenore
Examples
- Dorset had apparently shown marked interest in the girl, and this interest might be used to cruel advantage in his wife's struggle for rehabilitation. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Revenge and rehabilitation might be hers at a stroke--there was something dazzling in the completeness of the opportunity. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Typist: Wilhelmina