capacitate
[ kuh-pas-i-teyt ]
/ kəˈpæs ɪˌteɪt /
verb (used with object), ca·pac·i·tat·ed, ca·pac·i·tat·ing.
to make capable; enable.
Origin of capacitate
First recorded in 1645–55;
capacit(y) +
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM capacitate
ca·pac·i·ta·tion, nounWords nearby capacitate
capability,
capablanca,
capable,
capacious,
capacitance,
capacitate,
capacitation,
capacitive,
capacitive coupling,
capacitive reactance,
capacitor
British Dictionary definitions for capacitation
capacitate
/ (kəˈpæsɪˌteɪt) /
verb (tr)
to make legally competent
rare
to make capable
Derived forms of capacitate
capacitation, nounMedical definitions for capacitation
capacitation
[ kə-păs′ĭ-tā′shən ]
n.
The change undergone by spermatozoa in the female genital tract that enables them to penetrate and fertilize an egg.