rehabilitate

Meaning

Verb

• 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.
• 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.
• To go through such a process; to recover.

Origin

• From the participle stem of Late Latin rehabilitare, from Latin re- + habilitō.