Habilitate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- She successfully habilitated in mathematics at the University of Berlin and was appointed as a professor shortly after.
- Following his successful habilitation in philosophy, he was invited to give lectures at several European universities.
- He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university and returned to a leading position at the University of Vienna.
- The hiring process for full professors in Germany typically requires candidates to have habilitated at an eligible institution.
- Dr. Müller's research experience at top universities in the United States eventually led him to habilitate in the field of economics at the University of Munich.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The charity organization worked tirelessly to habilitate the underprivileged children by providing them with warm clothing for the winter months.
- She took it upon herself to habilitate her young nephew after his mother could no longer care for him.
- The staff at the homeless shelter focused on habilitating each resident so they could maintain a sense of dignity and normalcy.
- Habilitating people with physical disabilities requires not just clothes, but care and compassion in the process of dressing.
- The social worker's role involves habilitating foster children who have been through traumatic experiences and require a nurturing environment.