habilitate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[habilitate 词源字典]
c. 1600 (transitive) "to qualify," from Medieval Latin habilitatus, past participle of habilitare, from habile "fit, suitable" (see able). Intransitive meaning "obtain necessary qualifications" is from 1881. Related: Habilitated; habilitation.[habilitate etymology, habilitate origin, 英语词源]