Etymology

habilitate

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Today it means: Qualified or entitled. Full definition →

Late Latin habilitātus
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromhabilitātus
  2. English todayhabilitate

Borrowed from Late Latin habilitātus, past participle of habilitāre (“to enable”).

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