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How do you spell Rehabilitation?

Correct spelling

rehabilitation

REHABILIT + ATION. Think: rehabilitate.

Why is rehabilitation spelled this way?

From Latin rehabilitare, to make fit again. RE (again) + HABILITARE (to make able). Rehabilitation makes able again — restoration of capacity that was lost to injury, illness, or circumstance.

Common misspellings of rehabilitation

rehabilitatonrehabilatationrehabilitasionrehablitation

Example

Rehabilitation took several months.

Frequently asked questions

How do you spell rehabilitation?+
The correct spelling is "rehabilitation". REHABILIT + ATION. Think: rehabilitate.
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