See Also: rehabilitate(dictionary)
rehabilitate(dictionary)

unification (iou) and rehabilitate (iou)


unification (iou)



unification noun. M19.
[from UNIFY + -FICATION, perh. after French unification.]
The action or an instance of unifying or uniting; the state of being unified.
Comb.: Unification Church an evangelistic religious and political organization founded in 1954 in Korea by Sun Myung Moon (cf. MOONIE).
unificationist noun & adjective (a) noun an advocate of unification; spec. a member of the Unification Church; (b) adjective of or relating to unification or to the Unification Church: E20.
unificatory adjective tending to unify L19.

rehabilitate (iou)



rehabilitate verb trans. L16.
[medieval Latin rehabilitat- pa. ppl stem of rehabilitare, formed as RE- + HABILITATE.]
Orig., formally restore to former privileges, rank, and possessions. Now usu., re-establish the good name, character, or reputation of; clear from unfounded accusations or misrepresentations. L16.
W. Seward Pope Calixtus the Third..rehabilitated her memory. P. Kavanagh He would be able to rehabilitate himself with Mary Reilly. Z. Tomin The concept of private property had been rehabilitated.
a. Restore to a previous condition; set up again in proper condition. M19.
Times The..latest project is to rehabilitate..railway cottages.
b. Restore (a person) to some degree of normal life by Training etc., esp. after illness, injury, or imprisonment. M20.
S. Naipaul Their drug programme..rehabilitated..addicts.
rehabilitative adjective of or pertaining to rehabilitation; designed to rehabilitate a person or thing M20.