habilitated

verb

past tense of habilitate
as in rehabilitated
to make better in behavior or character believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders

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  • Since June, the group has rescued and rehabilitated more than 300 at-risk animals across the five boroughs in partnership with the NYPD.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The two-year process, funded by the cultural-preservation nonprofit Friends of Florence, rehabilitated the work from a prior sixteenth century restoration, and repaired the altarpiece’s painting as well as wooden support.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
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“Habilitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habilitated. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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