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Definition of rehabilitation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rehabilitation

noun
 
 
/ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃn/
 
/ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1.  
    the process of helping somebody to return to a normal, healthy life after they have been in prison or very ill
    • a drug rehabilitation centre
    • the rehabilitation of offenders
  2. the act of starting to consider that somebody is good or acceptable after a long period during which they were considered bad or unacceptable
    • the rehabilitation of Magritte as an artist
  3. the process of returning a building, place or area of activity to its previous good condition
    • the rehabilitation of the steel industry
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