rehabilitate

Meanings

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"
• reinstall politically
  • "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime"
• restore to a state of good condition or operation
• To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
• To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).
• To return (something) to its original condition.
• To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again.
• To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain.
• To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc.
• To go through such a process; to recover.

Antonyms

purge