rehabilitation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the restoration of someone to a useful place in society
  2. noun the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
    reclamation; renewal.
  3. noun vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation
  4. noun the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises

WordNet

Re`ha*bil`i*ta"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. LL. rehabilitatio, F. Réhabilitation.
Definitions
  1. The act of rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated. Bouvier. Walsh.

Webster 1913