Habilitate

Quick meaning: Habilitate is an adjective meaning (intransitive) To qualify oneself, through a demonstration of ability, to function in a certain capacity or to act within a certain role.

Meaning

(intransitive) To qualify oneself, through a demonstration of ability, to function in a certain capacity or to act within a certain role.

More Meanings

1. (US) To supply money to work a mine.
2. In European institutions of higher education, to qualify as an instructor or professor, usually by defending a dissertation or similar project.
3. (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.
4. (obsolete) Qualified or entitled.

Example Sentences

persons[…]not legal, nor habilitate to serve in Parliament,

Word Forms

• habilitates
• habilitating
• habilitated

Synonyms for habilitate

Depending on context, synonyms include capacitate, apparel, raiment, garb, garment, dress.

Antonyms for habilitate

Common opposites include strip, disrobe, undress, discase, unclothe, uncase.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fit out, enclothe, garb, clothe, dress, raiment.

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