1948 as a shortening of rehabilitation (originally of service members returning from World War II). As a verb in reference to houses, by 1975, short for rehabilitate. Related: Rehabbed; rehabbing.
regulation
regulator
Regulus
regurgitate
regurgitation
rehab
rehabilitate
rehabilitation
rehash
re-hear
rehearsal
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