habilitate

ha·bil·i·tate  (h-bl-tt)

v. ha·bil·i·tat·ed, ha·bil·i·tat·ing, ha·bil·i·tates

v.tr.

1. To clothe.

2. To fit out or equip (a mine) for operation.

3. Obsolete To impart an ability or capacity to.

v.intr.

To qualify oneself for a post or office.

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[Medieval Latin habilitre, habilitt-, to enable, from Latin habilis, able; see habile.]

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ha·bili·tation n.

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habilitate [həˈbɪlɪˌteɪt]

vb

1. (Mining & Quarrying) (tr) US, chiefly Western to equip and finance (a mine)

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (intr) to qualify for office

3. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) Archaic to clothe

[from Medieval Latin habilitāre to make fit, from Latin habilitās aptness, readiness; see ability]

habilitation  n

habilitator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	habilitate - qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university" qualify, dispose - make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job"
	2.	habilitate - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, fit out, dress prim out, prim up, prim - dress primly dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" wrap up, cover - clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!" jacket - put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed" frock - put a frock on shirt - put a shirt on habit - put a habit on vesture - provide or cover with a cloak overclothe, overdress - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" underdress - dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia" corset - dress with a corset shoe - furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed" coat - cover or provide with a coat costume, dress up - dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" robe, vest - clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes gown - dress in a gown change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"