habilitate

Definition of Habilitate in English :

1. habilitate

qualify for teaching at a university in Europe

Example Sentences:
'He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university'

provide with clothes or put clothes on

Example Sentences:
'Parents must feed and dress their child'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Habilitate

verb

1. (transitive) mainly Western US

to equip and finance (a mine)

2. (intransitive)

to qualify for office

3. (transitive) archaic

to clothe

verb transitiveWord forms: haˈbiliˌtated or haˈbiliˌtating

1.

to clothe; equip; outfit

2. Archaic

to train; make capable

3. Mining

to provide (a mine) with the capital and equipment needed to work it

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.