Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Habilitate \Ha*bil"i*tate\, a. [LL. habilitatus, p. p. of
   habilitare to enable.]
   Qualified or entitled. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Habilitate \Ha*bil"i*tate\, v. t.
   To fit out; to equip; to qualify; to entitle. --Johnson.

Source : WordNet®

habilitate
     v 1: qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He
          habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious
          American university"
     2: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
        and dress their child" [syn: {dress}, {clothe}, {enclothe},
         {garb}, {raiment}, {tog}, {garment}, {fit out}, {apparel}]
        [ant: {undress}]