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capacitate

verb

  1. make capable
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Pronunciation: /kəˈpæsɪteɪt/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin capāx Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin capācitāsder. Old French capacitebor. Middle English capacite English capacity Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English capacitate From capacity + -ate.

  1. To make capable of functioning in a given capacity.

    By this instruction we may be capacitated to observe those errors.

  2. To alter sperm to allow it to fertilize eggs.
  3. To reach maximum throughput on at least part of a constrained network.