Habilitate Definition
hə-bĭlĭ-tāt
habilitated, habilitates, habilitating
verb
habilitated
To clothe; equip; outfit.
Webster's New World
To train; make capable.
Webster's New World
To provide (a mine) with the capital and equipment needed to work it.
Webster's New World
To impart an ability or capacity to.
American Heritage
To qualify oneself for a post or office.
American Heritage
adjective
(obsolete) Qualified or entitled.
Wiktionary
Origin of Habilitate
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Medieval Latin habilitāre habilitāt- to enable from Latin habilis able habile
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Late Latin habilitatus, past participle of habilitare (“to enable”).
From Wiktionary
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