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Rehabilitate vs Renaissance - What's the difference?

rehabilitate | renaissance |

As a verb rehabilitate

is to restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.

As a proper noun renaissance is

the 14th century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in italy and spread throughout europe over the following two centuries.

As an adjective renaissance is

of, or relating to the renaissance.

rehabilitate

English

Verb

(rehabilitat)
  • To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
  • To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).
  • To return (something) to its original condition.
  • (North America) To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again.
  • To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain.
  • To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction etc.
  • To go through such a process; to recover.

    • Quotations

    * I turned over the piece of paper, and there, there on the other side, in the middle of the other side, away from everything else on the other side, in parenthesis, capital letters, quotated, read the following words: :: (“KID, HAVE YOU REHABILITATED YOURSELF?”) : —, 1967 * Attempts to rehabilitate liberals on this point are futile. It's in their DNA. *: 2006

    Derived terms

    * rehab * rehabilitation * rehabilitative

    renaissance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rebirth or revival.
  • (historic) The transition period between medieval and modern times, the Renaissance.

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