Antonyms of verb rehabilitate

1 of 3 senses of rehabilitate

Sense 2
rehabilitate -- (reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime")
       Antonym of purge (Sense 1)
      => purge -- (oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rehabilitate

3 senses of rehabilitate

Sense 1
rehabilitate -- (help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated")
       => restore, reconstruct -- (return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition")

Sense 2
rehabilitate -- (reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime")
       => reinstate -- (restore to the previous state or rank)

Sense 3
rehabilitate -- (restore to a state of good condition or operation)
       => restore, reconstruct -- (return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition")