habilitate Definition
ha·bili·tate (hə bil′ə tāt′)
transitive verb -·tat′ed, -·tat′·ing
- to clothe; equip; outfit
- Archaic to train; make capable
- 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
- ‹ habiliment
- ‹ habile
- ‹ Habermas
- ‹ habergeon
- ‹ haberdashery
- ‹ haberdasher
- ‹ Haber
- ‹ habendum clause
- ‹ habeas corpus
- ‹ habanero
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