rehabilitation

noun

the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises

vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation

the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

the restoration of someone to a useful place in society

Roots

rere- · Latin · again habilis-habil · Latin · fit, able

Synonyms for rehabilitation

reclamationn restorationn reinstatementn reeducationn redintegrationn restitutionn reconditioningv reestablishmentn

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The word rehabilitation breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“again”); and -habil, from Latin habilis (“fit, able”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.