habilitate
verb
ha·bil·i·tate hə-ˈbi-lə-ˌtāt 
habilitated; habilitating
transitive verb
1
: to make fit or capable (as for functioning in society)
2
: clothe, dress
intransitive verb
: to qualify oneself
habilitation
hə-ˌbi-lə-ˈtā-shən
noun 
Synonyms
- reclaim
- redeem
- reform
- regenerate
- rehabilitate
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin habilitatus, past participle of habilitare, from Latin habilitas ability — more at ability
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
habilitating
verb
as in rehabilitating
to make better in behavior or character believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rehabilitating
- improving
- redeeming
- reforming
- regenerating
- reclaiming
- refining
- restoring
- reeducating
- amending
- purifying
- cleansing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lowering
- degrading
- poisoning
- subverting
- demoralizing
- corrupting
- warping
- cankering
- demeaning
- debauching
- profaning
- prostituting
- perverting
- depraving
- abasing
- teleconference
- teleconferenced
- teleconferences
- teleconferencing
- teleconferencings
- telecontrol
- Telecopier
- telecopiers
- telecottages
- telecourse
- telecourses
- teledramas
- teledu
- teledus
- telefacsimile
- telefacsimiles
- telefax
- telefaxed
- telefaxes
- telefaxing
- teleferic
- teleferique
- teleferiques
- telefilm
- telefilms