rehabilitating
Helping someone recover
Rehabilitating is restoring someone or something to a former condition or standing.
A physical therapist works on rehabilitating an injured knee.
A politician rehabilitates a damaged reputation.
Old buildings get rehabilitated for new uses.
The word applies equally to criminals being prepared for reentry into society and to restoring the good name of historical figures: Scholars have spent decades rehabilitating her legacy.
Restoration to a group
- paroleConditional early release
- probationSupervised trial period
- recidivismHabitual return to crime
- reentryComing back in
offender · correctional · vocational training · halfway house · reform · sentence · incarceration · supervision
Treatment restoring bodily function
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
therapy · treatment · outpatient · inpatient · clinical · exercise therapy · speech therapy · cognitive therapy
Unimpaired mental state
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
relapse prevention · sponsor · intervention · counseling · group therapy · residential · outpatient · sober living
Returning to original condition
- vindicatingProving someone was correct
- redeemingCompensating for faults
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- exoneratingClearing of wrongdoing
repairing · rebuilding · image · standing · credibility · trust · public relations · reconciliation
Returning something to condition
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
reconditioning · repair · retrofit · overhaul · redevelopment · preservation · conservation · stabilization
Returning something to condition
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
revegetation · reforestation · wetland · habitat · ecosystem · watershed · biodiversity · native species
reintegration
Restoration to a group
- paroleConditional early release
- probationSupervised trial period
- recidivismHabitual return to crime
reentry · offender · correctional · vocational training · halfway house · reform · sentence · incarceration · supervision · community service
physiotherapy
Treatment restoring bodily function
- occupational therapyRestoring practical life abilities
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
recovery · therapy · treatment · outpatient · inpatient · clinical · exercise therapy · speech therapy · cognitive therapy · neurological
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
twelve-step · relapse prevention · sponsor · intervention · counseling · group therapy · residential · outpatient · sober living · meetings
restoring
Returning to original condition
- vindicatingProving someone was correct
- redeemingCompensating for faults
- clearingTreeless space in forest
exonerating · repairing · rebuilding · image · standing · credibility · trust · public relations · reconciliation · apology
restoration
Returning something to condition
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- rebuildingConstructing anew after destruction
reconstruction · reconditioning · repair · retrofit · overhaul · redevelopment · preservation · conservation · stabilization · remediation
restoration
Returning something to condition
- remediationAct of correcting faults
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
rewilding · revegetation · reforestation · wetland · habitat · ecosystem · watershed · biodiversity · native species · contamination
- post-surgerysutured, stitched, stapled, bandaged, wound healing
- fixing problemsfixing, repairing, mending, patching, restoring
- reconstructingrebuilding, reassembling, piecing together, putting back, reconstituting
- repairsrepair, fixing, mending, patching, repairing
rehabilitatingdestroying
Causing complete ruin
ruining · wrecking · demolishing · damaging · degrading
rehabilitatingabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
neglecting · forsaking · deserting · ignoring · disregarding
rehabilitatingdefaming
Harming reputation falsely
discrediting · vilifying · smearing · slandering · tarnishing
- drug rehabilitationTreatment for substance addiction
- rehabilitation centerFacility for overcoming dependency
- animal rehabilitationTreating injured wild creatures
- physical rehabilitationTreatment restoring movement ability
- rehabilitation programStructured treatment restoring ability
- criminal rehabilitationRestoring offenders to lawful life