rehab

noun

re·​hab ˈrē-ˌhab How to pronounce rehab (audio)
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
rehabber noun

Examples of rehab in a Sentence

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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Hernández, out since May 6 with a groin strain, is expected to make a rehab assignment with single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday and could be reactivated Monday. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025 Right-hander Paul Blackburn will make one more rehab start, throwing around 75 pitches. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025 Kershaw recently made five rehab starts, the last three at Triple-A Oklahoma City, to prepare for his return. Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Brown was ordered to rehab but was kicked out of a rehab facility and then spent over two months in a Los Angeles County jail before his release in June 2014, according to reporting from The Associated Press. Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rehab

Word History

Etymology

short for rehabilitation or rehabilitate

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rehab was in 1941

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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehab. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

rehab

noun
re·​hab ˈrē-ˌhab How to pronounce rehab (audio)
often attributive
: rehabilitation
especially : a program for rehabilitating especially drug or alcohol abusers
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