Synonyms for rehabilitate
ˌri həˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt, ˌri ə-re·ha·bil·i·tate

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1. rehabilitate

   Synonyms:
   reinstate, reempower, recapacitate, requalify

   Antonyms:
   denude, divest, disempower, incapacitate, disqualify, strip, deprive

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1. rehabilitateverb

   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"

   Antonyms:
   purge

2. rehabilitateverb

   reinstall politically

   "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime"

   Antonyms:
   purge

3. rehabilitateverb

   restore to a state of good condition or operation

   Antonyms:
   purge

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1. • Reinstate
   • Restore

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1. rehabilitateverb

   Synonyms:
   reinstate (in a former right or privilege), re-establish, restore

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1. List of paraphrases for "rehabilitate":

   rehabilitating, rehabilitation, remediate, restore, reinstate, re-educate, renovate, regenerate, refurbish, reintegrate, reenable

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1. Rajdoot Rupwate:

   The number of street children has reduced over the years, but there is still a problem, especially with children begging and working, we try to rehabilitate the children and in the case of those who are trafficked, we try and repatriate them with NGOs.

2. Gurbir Grewal:

   Boeing Company and Dennis Muilenburg put profits over people by misleading investors about the safety of the 737 Max all in an effort to rehabilitate Boeing's image following two tragic accidents that resulted in the loss of 346 lives and incalculable grief to so many families.

3. Sean Kelley:

   Prisons are designed to punish, to keep people afraid, to deter, this prison changed everything though. The people who built this prison said 'why not rehabilitate, why not inspire penance?' So they built this building calling it a penitentiary. The prison at that time was state-of-the-art, revolutionary and the most expensive in the world. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William Slick Willie Sutton. Sutton, in fact, was part of a 1945 jailbreak. He and 11 other prisoners built a tunnel they thought would carry them to freedom. Instead, within months after the well-planned escape, all 12 inmates who broke out were caught and returned. Slick Willie was captured just 3 minutes after breaking free. In operation from 1829 to 1971, thousands passed through the large gates in the 142 years it was in operation. The prisoners included some notorious criminals like Al Capone and bank robber William.

4. Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian:

   The goal is never to shut down a business. The goal is to rehabilitate.

5. Washington Post:

   We've seen President Trump really rehabilitate the image of Mohammed bin Salman... over the past year, and not really punish President Trump at all, president Trump basically ordered this grisly murder of a Washington Post columnist.