habilitate

 
Pronunciation: /həˈbɪlɪteɪt/

verb

[no object]
  • qualify for office, especially as a teacher in a German university: Heisenberg had already habilitated at the University of Göttingen

Derivatives

habilitation

Pronunciation: /-ˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

early 17th century: from medieval Latin habilitat- 'made able', from the verb habilitare, from habilitas (see ability)