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Webster 1913 Edition
Habilitate
Ha-bil′i-tate
(hȧ-bĭl′ĭ-tā̍t)
, Adj.
[LL.
habilitatus
, p. p. of habilitare
to enable.] Qualified or entitled.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
Ha-bil′i-tate
(hȧ-bĭl′ĭ-tāt)
, Verb.
T.
To fit out; to equip; to qualify; to entitle.
Johnson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Habilitate
HABIL'ITATE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2025
habilitate
habilitate
English
Adjective
habilitate (comparative more habilitate, superlative most habilitate)
- (obsolete) Qualified or entitled.
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Verb
habilitate (third-person singular simple present habilitates, present participle habilitating, simple past and past participle habilitated)
- European institutions of higher education: To qualify as an instructor or professor. Usually associated with defense of a dissertation or similar project.