habilitate

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verb

ha·​bil·​i·​tate hə-ˈbi-lə-ˌtāt 

habilitated; habilitating

transitive verb

1

: to make fit or capable

2

: clothe, dress

intransitive verb

: to qualify oneself

habilitation

hə-ˌbi-lə-ˈtā-shən 

noun

habilitation

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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

Synonyms of habilitate

Verb

• rehabilitate
• redeem

Examples of habilitate in a Sentence

Verb

believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Late Latin habilitatus, past participle of habilitare, from Latin habilitas ability — more at ability

Noun

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

First Known Use

Verb

1604, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for habilitate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate