rehab

Definitions


[ˈriːhab], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a course of treatment for drug or alcohol dependence, typically at a residential facility
(e.g: the star has been in rehab for a week)

- a building that has been restored
(e.g: a homeowner who discovers his rehab straddles the San Andreas fault)

- help given to reintroduce a person into civilian life after a period of military service, especially by a government department
(e.g: he'd had to bum around for a few years before approaching the Rehab)


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s (in rehab): abbreviation of rehabilitation and rehabilitate


[ˈriːhab], (Verb)

Definitions:
- rehabilitate or restore
(e.g: they don't rehab you at all in jail)


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s (in rehab): abbreviation of rehabilitation and rehabilitate




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