What is the meaning of the word "habilitate"?

Definitions:

  1. Providing the necessary skills, qualifications, or credentials for a specific role or activity. copy to clipboard VERB
    • After completing his doctoral studies, he sought to habilitate at the university, aiming to fulfill the requirements for a professorship. copy to clipboard
  2. To equip or qualify someone for a particular position, function, or privilege. copy to clipboard VERB
    • The university's new program aims to habilitate recent graduates, equipping them with the necessary skills to enter the competitive job market. copy to clipboard
  3. To qualify as a professor or instructor after earning a doctorate. copy to clipboard VERB
    • I habilitated after my sabbatical at a prestigious American university. copy to clipboard

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