rehab

[ ree-hab ]

noun

1. rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:

   He's been sober since coming out of rehab.

   She checked into rehab after suffering a stroke.

2. a rehabilitated building.

adjective

1. of or relating to rehabilitation:

   funds for new rehab projects in the city.

verb (used with object)

, re·habbed, re·hab·bing.

1. to rehabilitate.

rehab

/ ˈriːhæb /

noun

1. short for rehabilitation
2. treatment for drink or drug addiction
3. informal.
   short for Rehabilitation Department

Other Words From

• re·hab·ber noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rehab¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

The steady mindset got Dobbins through years of arduous rehab.

From Los Angeles Times

Health trusts in Northern Ireland each set their own criteria for when they will offer cardiac rehab sessions.

From BBC

But by the beginning of October, doctors felt he was strong enough to travel to Colorado in a gurney for rehab.

From Los Angeles Times

But in an interview with The Times on Wednesday, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Rothenberg, director of sports medicine and shoulder surgery at Optum Orthopedic Institute, offered insight into the standard rehab for most labrum surgeries.

From Los Angeles Times

"Being back with the Strictly family was the best rehab."

From BBC

Related Words

• regimen
• rehabilitation
• therapy