rehabilitieren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- rehabilitate verb To help someone return to good health, function, or a normal life after illness, injury, or addiction.
- vindicate verb To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
Senses
rehabilitieren is used for these senses in English:
- rehabilitate (transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. [from 16th c.]
- rehabilitate (transitive) To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.). [from 18th c.]
- rehabilitate (transitive, criminology) To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. [from 19th c.]
- rehabilitate (transitive, medicine) To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc. [from 19th c.]
- vindicate (transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
rehabilitate — full definition
- verb To help someone return to good health, function, or a normal life after illness, injury, or addiction.
- verb To restore a building, area, or system to good working condition.
- verb To restore someone's reputation or good standing.
vindicate — full definition
- verb To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
- verb To justify by providing evidence.
- verb To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.
- verb To be proven reasonable, correct, or justified.