Meaning of the word rehabilitate in English

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rehabilitate

US /ˌriː.həˈbɪl.ə.teɪt/
UK /ˌriː.həˈbɪl.ə.teɪt/
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Verb

1.

restore (someone) to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness

Example:
The program aims to rehabilitate offenders.
She is trying to rehabilitate her knee after the injury.
2.

restore (something) to its former condition or state

Example:
They plan to rehabilitate the old building.
Efforts are being made to rehabilitate the damaged ecosystem.
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