REHABILITATE
rehabilitate
(verb) help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; “The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated”; “After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated”
rehabilitate
(verb) restore to a state of good condition or operation
rehabilitate
(verb) reinstall politically; “Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
rehabilitate (third-person singular simple present rehabilitates, present participle rehabilitating, simple past and past participle rehabilitated)
(transitive) To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. [from 16th c.]
(transitive) To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.). [from 18th c.]
(transitive) To return (something) to its original condition. [from 19th c.]
(transitive, North America) To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again. [from 19th c.]
(transitive) To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. [from 19th c.]
(transitive) To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction etc. [from 19th c.]
(intransitive) To go through such a process; to recover. [from 20th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Re`ha*bil"i*tate (r`h*bl"*tt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rehabilitated (-
t`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Rehabilitating.] Etym: [Pref. re- re- +
habilitate: cf. LL. rehabilitare, F. réhabiliter.]
Definition: To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or
dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to qualify
again; to restore, as a delinquent, to a former right, rank, or
privilege lost or forfeited; -- a term of civil and canon law.
Restoring and rehabilitating the party. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition