"capacitate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /kəˈpæsɪteɪt/ Forms: capacitates [present, singular, third-person], capacitating [participle, present], capacitated [participle, past], capacitated [past]
Etymology: From capacity + -ate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kap-|id=seize}}, {{af|en|capacity|-ate|id2=verb}} capacity + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} capacitate (third-person singular simple present capacitates, present participle capacitating, simple past and past participle capacitated)
  1. (transitive) To make capable of functioning in a given capacity. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-capacitate-en-verb-vAJFCxdi
  2. (transitive, zoology) To alter sperm to allow it to fertilize eggs. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-capacitate-en-verb-H3qA448F Categories (other): Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (transitive, mathematics) To reach maximum throughput on at least part of a constrained network. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-capacitate-en-verb-3Ei~bznD Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 19 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 18 27 55 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: capacitated, capacitation, decapacitate, discapacitate, incapacitate, recapacitate

Inflected forms

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