habilitate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/həˈbɪlɪˌteɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hə bil′i tāt′)

Inflections of 'habilitate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
habilitates
v 3rd person singular
habilitating
v pres p
habilitated
v past
habilitated
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ha•bil•i•tate  (hə bil′i tāt′),USA pronunciation v., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to clothe or dress.
  2. to make fit.

v.i. 
  1. to become fit.
  • Medieval Latin habilitātus, past participle of habilitāre to make fit. See ability, -ate1
  • 1595–1605
ha•bil′i•ta ′tion, n. 
ha•bil ′i•ta′tive, adj. 
ha•bil ′i•ta′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
habilitate /həˈbɪlɪˌteɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) chiefly Western US to equip and finance (a mine)
  2. (intransitive) to qualify for office
Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin habilitāre to make fit, from Latin habilitās aptness, readiness; see abilityhaˌbiliˈtation n
'habilitate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
rehabilitate

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "habilitate" in the title:


Look up "habilitate" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "habilitate" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.