capacitate

/kəˈpæsəteɪt/
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Other forms: capacitated; capacitates; capacitating

Definitions of capacitate
  1. verb
    make capable
    “This instruction capacitates us to understand the problem”
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    type of:
    dispose, qualify
    make fit or prepared
  2. verb
    make legally capable or qualify in law
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    type of:
    qualify
    pronounce fit or able
  3. verb
    cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
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    type of:
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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