habilitate
[ huh-bil-i-teyt ]
/ həˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt /
verb (used with object), ha·bil·i·tat·ed, ha·bil·i·tat·ing.
to clothe or dress.
to make fit.
verb (used without object), ha·bil·i·tat·ed, ha·bil·i·tat·ing.
to become fit.
Origin of habilitate
OTHER WORDS FROM habilitate
ha·bil·i·ta·tion, noun ha·bil·i·ta·tive, adjective ha·bil·i·ta·tor, nounWords nearby habilitate
haberdashery,
habergeon,
habermas,
habile,
habiliment,
habilitate,
habima,
habiru,
habit,
habit spasm,
habit-forming
Example sentences from the Web for habilitate
A nation thus constituted could not habilitate slavery with all the hideous features it wore in Virginia and Massachusetts.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 |George W. Williams
British Dictionary definitions for habilitate
habilitate
/ (həˈbɪlɪˌteɪt) /
verb
(tr) mainly Western US
to equip and finance (a mine)
(intr)
to qualify for office
(tr) archaic
to clothe
Derived forms of habilitate
habilitation, noun habilitator, nounWord Origin for habilitate
C17: from Medieval Latin
habilitāre to make fit, from Latin
habilitās aptness, readiness; see
ability