Re·ha·bil·i·tate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rehabilitated p. pr. & vb. n. Rehabilitating.] To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to qualify again; to restore, as a delinquent, to a former right, rank, or privilege lost or forfeited; -- a term of civil and canon law.
Restoring and rehabilitating the party. --Burke.
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