habilitating

verb

present participle of habilitate
as in rehabilitating
to make better in behavior or character believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders

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  1. rehabilitating
  2. redeeming
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  • The nonprofit provides lifelong care for aging, retired, rescued, and rehabilitating horses, while also offering volunteer opportunities and summer camps to teach kids about horse care.
    — Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • City staff are proposing a second bond of the same size to pay for building, preserving and rehabilitating more apartments, single-family homes and shelters.
    — Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of rehabilitating
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  • That would have worked out fine when Fochesato tried redeeming his Timeless Ticket for a potential World Series game in 2018, when the Brewers reached the NL Championship Series.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Brewers also encouraged fans redeeming postseason seats to do so before the start of public sale periods.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of redeeming
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“Habilitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habilitating. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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