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habilitating

verb

present participle of habilitate
as in rehabilitating
to make better in behavior or character believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders

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  1. rehabilitating
  2. redeeming
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  • The rescuers contacted The Arrow Fund, a Louisville nonprofitdedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming animal victims of abuse.
    — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, both men have focused on rehabilitating AI’s image into something that exists in harmony with humanity.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of rehabilitating
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  • Besides the fact that cereal is good, there aren’t really any redeeming qualities.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The only redeeming aspect of the show happens here, on a ski slope, when their youngest daughter Valentina, who was born with Down syndrome, is treated to a lesson via an adaptive ski school.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of redeeming
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“Habilitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habilitating. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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