1. to qualify or make fit for a particular purpose or function
Usage: formal
2. to provide with clothes or equipment
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The training program will habilitate new employees for their roles.
• Years of study habilitated her to practice medicine.
• The rehabilitation center works to habilitate patients after injury.
• Special education programs habilitate children with learning disabilities.
• The apprenticeship habilitated him as a skilled craftsman.
• Physical therapy helped habilitate his motor skills.