rehabilitate
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/ˌriːəˈbɪlɪteɪt/
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/ˌriːəˈbɪlɪteɪt/
to help someone return to normal life after prison or illness
Programs help rehabilitate people who have been sick or in jail.
to make people see someone as good again after thinking they were bad
It took years to rehabilitate his reputation after the scandal.
to fix and improve a building or area to make it good again
The city plans to rehabilitate old buildings in the downtown area.