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re·hab

 (rē′hăb′) Informal
n.
1. Rehabilitation, especially a program of treatment for an injury or an addiction.
2. Something, especially a building, that has undergone rehabilitation.
tr.v. re·habbed, re·hab·bing, re·habs
To rehabilitate: "purchased and rehabbed eight units of housing" (Hatfield MA Valley Advocate).

re′hab′ber n.
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rehab

(ˈriːhæb)
n
1. (Social Welfare) short for rehabilitation
2. (Medicine) short for rehabilitation
3. (Social Welfare) treatment for drink or drug addiction
4. (Medicine) treatment for drink or drug addiction
5. (Social Welfare) informal NZ short for Rehabilitation Department
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re•hab

(ˈriˌhæb)

n., v. -habbed, -hab•bing. n.
1. rehabilitation.
2. a rehabilitated building.
v.t.
3. to rehabilitate.
[1945–50; by shortening]
re′hab`ber, n.
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rehab

noun
Informal. The systematic application of remedies to effect a cure:
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rehab

[ˈriːhæb] n (for drug or alcohol problems)désintox f , désintoxication f
The Priory, where all the celebrities go for rehab → The Priory, là où toutes les célébrités vont en désintox
to be in rehab → être en désintox, être en désintoxicationrehab centre n (for drug or alcohol problems)centre m de désintoxication
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rehab

(fam) V. rehabilitation.
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A highly regarded physician has stated, responding to the unfortunately high rate of relapse found with most drug rehabs, “The world doesn't need 'another rehab' but rather professionals in the field who are constantly willing to think about their own thinking and question what they believe is true about how they practice helping others in need.”
Many changes to public housing are occurring through rehabs of existing developments.
While buildings of a generation ago were designed for 1.5 to 3 watts per square foot, a prudent owner is now designing his building (and rehabs) for 4 to 8 watts per square foot, and the attendant air conditioning load.
During our discussion on his lifestyle and what he intends to do in his new chair, I learned some facts about Art and his rehab process.
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