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habilitate Definition

ha·bili·tate (hə bilə tāt′)

transitive verb -·tat′ed, -·tat′·ing

  1. to clothe; equip; outfit
  2. Archaic to train; make capable
  3. Mining to provide (a mine) with the capital and equipment needed to work it

Etymology: < ML habilitatus, pp. of habilitare, to make suitable < L habilis: see habile

habilitate Related Forms

ha·bil′i·ta·tion noun ha·bil′i·ta·tive adjective

Browse dictionary entries near habilitate

  1. habiliment
  2. habile
  3. Habermas
  4. habergeon
  5. haberdashery
  6. haberdasher
  7. Haber
  8. habendum clause
  9. habeas corpus
  10. habanero
  1. habit
  2. habit-forming
  3. habitability
  4. habitable
  5. habitant
  6. habitat
  7. habitation
  8. habitué
  9. habitual
  10. habituate