"habilitate" meaning in English

See habilitate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more habilitate [comparative], most habilitate [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin habilitātus, past participle of habilitāre (“to enable”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|LL.|habilitātus}} Borrowed from Late Latin habilitātus Head templates: {{en-adj}} habilitate (comparative more habilitate, superlative most habilitate)
  1. (obsolete) Qualified or entitled. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-habilitate-en-adj-vdXuret4

Verb

Forms: habilitates [present, singular, third-person], habilitating [participle, present], habilitated [participle, past], habilitated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin habilitātus, past participle of habilitāre (“to enable”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|LL.|habilitātus}} Borrowed from Late Latin habilitātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} habilitate (third-person singular simple present habilitates, present participle habilitating, simple past and past participle habilitated)
  1. (transitive) To enable one to function in a given manner; to make one capable of performing a given function or of conducting something; to make one fit to fulfill a given purpose or competent to act within a particular role. Tags: transitive Translations (To enable one to function in a given manner): квалифицирам (kvalificiram) (Bulgarian), abilita (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-habilitate-en-verb-UcIf9vic Disambiguation of 'To enable one to function in a given manner': 88 8 2 2
  2. (intransitive) To qualify oneself, through a demonstration of ability, to function in a certain capacity or to act within a certain role. Tags: intransitive Translations (To qualify oneself): квалифицирам се (kvalificiram se) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-habilitate-en-verb-cTVZNlm6 Disambiguation of 'To qualify oneself': 5 76 18 1
  3. In European institutions of higher education, to qualify as an instructor or professor, usually by defending a dissertation or similar project. Translations (to qualify as an instructor or professor): хабилитирам се (habilitiram se) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-habilitate-en-verb-HAighuWy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 28 36 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 16 20 42 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 13 18 48 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 11 16 56 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 10 18 52 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 11 16 53 15 Disambiguation of 'to qualify as an instructor or professor': 4 20 71 5
  4. (US) To supply money to work a mine. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-habilitate-en-verb-QzarbD35 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: capacitate Derived forms: habilitation, habilitator Related terms: enable, qualify

Inflected forms

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      "word": "хабилитирам се"
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