CAPACITATE

capacitate

(verb) make capable; “This instruction capacitates us to understand the problem”

capacitate

(verb) cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg

capacitate

(verb) make legally capable or qualify in law

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

capacitate (third-person singular simple present capacitates, present participle capacitating, simple past and past participle capacitated)

(transitive) To make capable of functioning in a given capacity.

(transitive, zoology) To alter sperm to allow it to fertilize eggs.

(transitive, mathematics) To reach maximum throughput on at least part of a constrained network.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*pac"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Capacitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Capacitating.]

Definition: To render capable; to enable; to qualify. By thih instruction we may be capaciated to observe those errors. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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