🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Rehabilitation

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Rehabilitation

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
rehabilitation/ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Nach dem Unfall war eine lange Rehabilitation erforderlich."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The action of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness.

    "The athlete underwent rigorous physical rehabilitation after his knee surgery."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Early 17th century: from medieval Latin rehabilitat- 'restored to a former rank', from the verb rehabilitare, from re- 'back, again' + habilitare 'make fit' (from habilis 'able').

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