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rehabilitar

to rehabilitate

verb rreh-ah-bee-lee-TAHR Rare

Also means

to restore (a building)

Usage Note

Rehabilitar covers both the medical sense (to rehabilitate a patient) and the architectural/urban sense (to restore or renovate a building). In legal contexts it means to restore someone's rights or good standing. The noun is rehabilitación. Note it is a four-syllable verb: the prefix re- + habilitar, so it is NOT simply habitar (to inhabit).

Examples

"El fisioterapeuta le ayudó a rehabilitar la rodilla."

Natural Translation

The physiotherapist helped him rehabilitate his knee.

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