Rē'ha-bĭl'i-tāte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. REHABILITATED; p. pr. & vb. n. REHABILITATING.] [Eng. prefix re and habilitate; L. Lat. rehabilitare, Sp. rehabilitar, Fr. réhabiliter, It. riabilitare.] To restore to a former capacity; to re-instate; 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.