v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Rehabilitated p. pr. & vb. n. Rehabilitating. ] [ Pref. re- re- + habilitate: cf. LL. rehabilitare, F. réhabiliter. ] To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Restoring and rehabilitating the party. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]