rehabilitate vs repair

rehabilitate

verb
  • To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again. 

  • To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc. 

  • To return (something) to its original condition. 

  • To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.). 

  • To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. 

  • To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc. 

  • To go through such a process; to recover. 

repair

verb
  • To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy. 

  • to pair again 

  • To transfer oneself to another place. 

  • To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for. 

noun
  • The act of repairing something. 

  • The result of repairing something. 

  • The condition of something, in respect of need for repair. 

  • A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt. 

  • The act of repairing or resorting to a place. 

How often have the words rehabilitate and repair occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )