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habilitate

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Borrowed from Late Latin habilitātus, past participle of habilitāre (“to enable”).

adjective more habilitate · most habilitate

  1. obsolete Qualified or entitled. persons[…]not legal, nor habilitate to serve in Parliament,

verb habilitates · habilitating · habilitated

  1. transitive To enable one to function in a given manner; to make one capable of performing a given function or of conducting something; to make one fit to fulfill a given purpose or competent to act within a particular role.
  2. intransitive To qualify oneself, through a demonstration of ability, to function in a certain capacity or to act within a certain role.
  3. In European institutions of higher education, to qualify as an instructor or professor, usually by defending a dissertation or similar project.
  4. US To supply money to work a mine.
  5. dated, figuratively, often To clothe. Exteriors habilitated in the glowing colors of fresh and soft-hued paint.

Similar: capacitate

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verb To enable one to function in a given manner

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"habilitate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/habilitate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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habilitate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/habilitate

Chicago

"habilitate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/habilitate.

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@misc{habilitate_2026,
  title = {habilitate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/habilitate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}