rehabilitative
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6.4
- adjective
- /ˌriːəˈbɪlɪˌteɪtɪv/
:
rehabilitador
- The university provides rehabilitative services for students struggling with mental health issues.
- rehabilitative services
- rehabilitative care
- rehabilitative approach
All of the treatments that I provide typically are meant to help support an increase in physical rehabilitative approaches.
- All of the treatments that I provide typically are meant to help support an increase in physical rehabilitative approaches.
- I feel like we need to have a, a, a a lot more of a, we need a rehabilitative approach.
Examples
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In examining the rehabilitative services experienced by the study's participants, two issues stand out.
Academic text (2001) -
Somewhat more common were community-based tutoring, rehabilitative therapies, and counseling.
Academic text (2012) -
We're talking about a controlled, rehabilitative environment where they learn a new trade, mix with regular citizens and earn their way back into society.
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The message is getting out that there are rehabilitative services available to assist individuals with low vision in maintaining independence.
Academic text (2006) -
Many of these health problems can either be avoided altogether or modified through medical, rehabilitative, or lifestyle interventions.
Academic text (1991) -
Physical therapy and rehabilitative services may benefit Paget's disease patients through the use of range-of-motion.
Academic text (2004) -
Nursing homes are expanding to provide rehabilitative services, subacute care, various therapies, and pharmacological services.
Academic text (1995) -
The hospital offers various rehabilitative programs to help patients recover from surgery.
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After his accident, he attended a rehabilitative program to regain his strength and mobility.
Synonyms
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5.6
Helping doctors fix a body part so it looks or works like before
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5.4
Helping someone feel better and stronger
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6.9
Helping someone get better after illness or tiredness
Making someone feel healthy and strong again
That helps the body or mind become healthy again
Antonyms
How Restorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
rehabilitative = rehabilitate (semi-transparent) = re + habilitate + ive
From the verb 'rehabilitate', the adjective in '-ive' straightforwardly means serving to rehabilitate or relating to rehabilitation.
Etymology
The word rehabilitative comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and an old Latin word habilis meaning 'able', the same root you see in ability. So, a rehabilitative program or therapy aims to make someone 'able' again to live a normal, healthy life.