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单词 habilitate
释义

habilitate

[ huh-bil-i-teyt ]
/ həˈbɪl ɪˌteɪt /
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verb (used with object), ha·bil·i·tat·ed, ha·bil·i·tat·ing.

to clothe or dress.
to make fit.

verb (used without object), ha·bil·i·tat·ed, ha·bil·i·tat·ing.

to become fit.

Origin of habilitate

1595–1605; <Medieval Latin habilitātus, past participle of habilitāre to make fit. See ability, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM habilitate

ha·bil·i·ta·tion, nounha·bil·i·ta·tive, adjectiveha·bil·i·ta·tor, noun

Words nearby habilitate

habergeon, Habermas, Haber process, habile, habiliment, habilitate, Habima, Habiru, habit, habitable, habitan
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Example sentences from the Web for habilitate

  • A nation thus constituted could not habilitate slavery with all the hideous features it wore in Virginia and Massachusetts.

    History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams

British Dictionary definitions for habilitate

habilitate
/ (həˈbɪlɪˌteɪt) /

verb

(tr) mainly Western US to equip and finance (a mine)
(intr) to qualify for office
(tr) archaic to clothe

Derived forms of habilitate

habilitation, nounhabilitator, noun

Word Origin for habilitate

C17: from Medieval Latin habilitāre to make fit, from Latin habilitās aptness, readiness; see ability
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