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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.
To qualify. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


habilitate

habilitate

English

Adjective

habilitate (comparative more habilitate, superlative most habilitate)

  1. (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)

  1. European institutions of higher education: To qualify as an instructor or professor. Usually associated with defense of a dissertation or similar project.

Latin

Verb

habilitāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of habilitō