Meanings
comparative more rehabilitative · superlative most rehabilitative
- Tending to rehabilitate.
- For the purpose of rehabilitation.
The broken windows theory by no means advocates the more rehabilitative or psychotherapeutic remedies that characterize certain of the institutions described in Discipline and Punish.
2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 5, in Illusion of Order
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedesigned to accomplish rehabilitation
adjectivehelping to restore to good condition
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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rehabilitative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rehabilitative
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