habilitates

present tense third-person singular of habilitate
as in rehabilitates
to make better in behavior or character believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders

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  • Visit the Big Bear Alpine Zoo An accredited facility that rehabilitates local wildlife, the Big Bear Alpine Zoo isn't your typical mountain town attraction.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • Chester Leonard rehabilitates wounded bald eagles and other large raptors at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke.
    DANA HEDGPETH THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2026
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  • But the film redeems itself with its strong anti-colonialist message that provides a surprisingly serious element to the otherwise escapist goings-on.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • Lilypad also redeems herself by the end of the movie.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2026
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  • There’s that churro bread pudding, the one with a junkyard origin story that breaks down the churros and then reforms them into a dense and perfect block as powerful as an Avengers movie prop.
    Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Kentucky's General Assembly has passed House Bill 2, which reforms the state's Medicaid program.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Habilitates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habilitates. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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