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English noun: rehabilitation

1. rehabilitation (act) the restoration of someone to a useful place in society


Broader (hypernym)restoration


Narrower (hyponym)correctional rehabilitation, physical rehabilitation, physical restoration, therapeutic rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation

2. rehabilitation (act) the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation


Synonymsreclamation, renewal


Broader (hypernym)restoration


Narrower (hyponym)re-afforestation, reforestation, urban renewal

3. rehabilitation (act) vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation


Broader (hypernym)exoneration, vindication

4. rehabilitation (act) the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises


Broader (hypernym)physiatrics, physical therapy, physiotherapy









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