Rehabilitate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 修复, 恢复 ( 职业等)
• ［英］ v. 修复, 恢复 ( 职业等) ( to restore to a former capacity )
• ［记］ reh ( 重新) +abilit ( 能力) +ate;
• ［同］ 参考: debilitate ( 使衰弱)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-tated; -tating)

• Etymology: Medieval Latin rehabilitatus, past participle of rehabilitare, from Latin re- + Late Latin habilitare to habilitate
• Date: circa 1581
• 1.
  • a. to restore to a former capacity ; reinstate
  • b. to restore to good repute ; reestablish the good name of
• 2.
  • a. to restore to a former state (as of efficiency, good management, or solvency) <rehabilitate slum areas>
  • b. to restore or bring to a condition of health or useful and constructive activity
• ? rehabilitation noun
• ? rehabilitative adjective
• ? rehabilitator noun

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