often attributive
1
: the action or process of rehabilitating : rehabilitation
especially
: a program for rehabilitating especially drug or alcohol abusers
2
: a rehabilitated building or dwelling
rehab
verb
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The rehab for his leg injury is going well.
the accident victim had to undergo months of rehab before she could walk again
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Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Ellis is also close with his dad, who has a history of addiction and spent time in rehab.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Markstrom will miss the remainder of the club’s games leading into the Four Nations break and will begin a rehab program under the tutelage of the Devils’ athlete care staff.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer (Home Again), the film from Ketchup Entertainment follows Andy Goodrich (Keaton), whose life is upended when his wife and mother of their nine-year-old twins enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehab. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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rehab
noun
re·hab
ˈrē-ˌhab 
often attributive
: rehabilitation
especially
: a program for rehabilitating especially drug or alcohol abusers
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