as in rehabilitating
to make better in behavior or character
believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders
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Grant Williams has played in the last two games, making his season debut after spending the past 14 months rehabilitating a torn right ACL.—
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
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That included $100 million for new disease-resistant trees, grove management, therapeutic tools and rehabilitating existing trees.—
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Abel got his first taste of business at a young age, collecting, cleaning, and redeeming empty soda bottles for just 5 cents a piece.—
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Youthful exuberance remains one of their most redeeming traits.—
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“Habilitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habilitating. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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