Definition of "rehab" []

• Rehabilitation. (noun)
• Something, especially a building, that has undergone rehabilitation. (noun)
• To rehabilitate: "purchased and rehabbed eight units of housing” ( Hatfield MA Valley Advocate). (verb-transitive)

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• "The word rehab is dirty for them, and dirty still because this place sits at the right hand of their god."
• "Even the requisite stint in rehab is considered a chance to regroup as a family."
• "And this character not only survives, but after some time in rehab, is back as good as new."