English Explanatory Dictionary

rehab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rehabilitation, especially to treat the use of recreational drugs.
  2. An institution for rehabilitation.
  3. A brief period of time spent away from the fire by a firefighter at a fire scene, for purposes of recuperation.
verb
  1. To rehabilitate.

Pronunciation

rēʹhăb /ˈɹiːhæb/ En-ca-rehab.ogg

Word forms

rehab rehabs rehabbing rehabbed

Etymology

Clipping of rehabilitation.

Derived words

gut rehab rehab broker telerehab rehabber unrehabbed
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