habilitating

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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.

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

ha·bili·tation n.

habilitate [həˈbɪlɪˌteɪt]

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

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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"

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apparel change state corset dress dress up Enclothe fit out frock garb get dressed gown overclothe overdress prim prim out prim up raiment tog underdress	Sharaf, who left for Vienna today to take part in the conference, said the agreement would help the two countries to finalize their obligations under the agreement to enhance cooperation in training and habilitating Jordanian cadres in the nuclear energy field. Jordan, Canada to sign nuclear agreement by Jordan News Agency (Petra) There is the transnational appeal of the "liberal-Islamic" narrative that many Muslims are increasingly habilitating as an alternative to the "American" counter-narrative and there is increasingly global and organized anti-war movement that continues to pre-empt the myths and lies concocted to lure us into conflicts. We may be near a 'cold peace' between the US and Iran by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon) In recognition of the importance of the private sector's role in the area of eliminating poverty at the local level, this cooperation aims at developing small and medium-scale enterprises, habilitating and introducing entrepreneurs, especially in the field of agro-industries, to the methods and tools of financial analysis, and training owners of small and medium projects in resolving obstacles and polishing their skills in order to develop and improve the performance of their projects. UNIDO celebrates its 40th Anniversary by The Star (Amman, Jordan)	Habenaria lacera Habenaria leucophaea Habenaria nivea Habenaria orbiculata Habenaria peramoena Habenaria psycodes Habenaria unalascensis Habendum Haber Haber Fritz Haber process Haber-Bosch process Haberdash haberdasher haberdashery haberdashery store Haberdine habergeon Habermas Habilatory habile habiliment Habilimented habiliments habilitate habilitating Habilitation Hability habit habit-forming habitability habitable habitableness Habitacle Habitan Habitance Habitancy habitant habitat habitation Habitator habited habitual habitual abortion habitual criminal habitually habituate habituation habitude Habitue habitué	Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba Habib ibn Ali Bourguiba Habib, Philip C Habib, Philip C. Habib, Philip Charles Habibie, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibollah Qaani Habibullah HABIC Habidasher Habidasher Habidashery Habidashery Habilatory habile habile habiliment habilimented habiliments Habiline Habiline Habiline habilitate habilitate habilitate habilitated habilitated habilitated habilitates habilitating habilitation habilitation habilitation Habilitation thesis Habilitation thesis Habilitation Training Specialist Habilitation treatise Habilitation treatise habilitations habilitations Habilitations à Diriger des Recherches Habilitationschrift Habilitationschrift Habilitationsschrift Habilitationsschrift Habilitationssschrift Habilitationssschrift Hability Habillage de bilan Habima Habima Theater Habima Theatre Habimah Habington, William habit habit habit habit habit habit

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apparel
change state
corset
dress
dress up
Enclothe
fit out
frock
garb
get dressed
gown
overclothe
overdress
prim
prim out
prim up
raiment
tog
underdress

Sharaf, who left for Vienna today to take part in the conference, said the agreement would help the two countries to finalize their obligations under the agreement to enhance cooperation in training and habilitating Jordanian cadres in the nuclear energy field.

Jordan, Canada to sign nuclear agreement by Jordan News Agency (Petra)

There is the transnational appeal of the "liberal-Islamic" narrative that many Muslims are increasingly habilitating as an alternative to the "American" counter-narrative and there is increasingly global and organized anti-war movement that continues to pre-empt the myths and lies concocted to lure us into conflicts.

We may be near a 'cold peace' between the US and Iran by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)

In recognition of the importance of the private sector's role in the area of eliminating poverty at the local level, this cooperation aims at developing small and medium-scale enterprises, habilitating and introducing entrepreneurs, especially in the field of agro-industries, to the methods and tools of financial analysis, and training owners of small and medium projects in resolving obstacles and polishing their skills in order to develop and improve the performance of their projects.

UNIDO celebrates its 40th Anniversary by The Star (Amman, Jordan)

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