- rehab
- rehab 1948 as a shortening of REHABILITATION (Cf. rehabilitation) (originally of service members returning from World War II). As a verb in reference to houses, by 1975. Related: Rehabbed; rehabbing.
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rehab — re|hab1 [ ri,hæb ] noun uncount INFORMAL the process of helping someone give up drugs or alcohol: a rehab facility/center in rehab: Tony s been in rehab for the last four weeks. rehab re|hab 2 [ ri,hæb ] verb transitive to return a building or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rehab — noun (U) AmE the process of curing someone who has an alcohol or drugs problem: a rehab program | in rehab: She s been in rehab for a week. rehab verb (T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rehab — re|hab [ˈri:hæb] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: rehabilitation] the process of curing someone who has an alcohol or drugs problem ▪ a rehab program in rehab ▪ I spent three months in rehab … Dictionary of contemporary English
rehab — [[t]ri͟ːhæb[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Rehab is the process of helping someone to lead a normal life again after they have been ill, or when they have had a drug or alcohol problem. Rehab is short for rehabilitation. [INFORMAL] She went through the… … English dictionary
rehab — UK [ˈriːˌhæb] / US [ˈrɪˌhæb] noun [uncountable] informal the process of helping someone to give up drugs or alcohol in rehab: Tony s been in rehab for the last four weeks … English dictionary
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