habilitation

noun

ha·​bil·​i·​ta·​tion həˌbiləˈtāshən 

plural -s

: the act of habilitating : qualification

thesis for habilitation as docent

: capacitation

habilitation of cerebral palsy patients

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin habilitation-, habilitatio, from Late Latin habilitatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for habilitation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration