capacitate

[kuh-pas-i-teyt]

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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

Related formsca·pac·i·ta·tion, noun

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Related Words for capacitate

enable, score, certify, train, entitle, pass, ready, meet, vest, grant, legitimize, allow, permit, entrust, empower, facilitate, implement, authorize, fit, commission

Examples from the Web for capacitate

Historical Examples of capacitate

To capacitate the tool to cut a groove close up to a shoulder, it should be forged to the shape shown in Fig. 965.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II
Joshua Rose
No doubt labor will capacitate us, but it is the blood that entitles us, to enjoy the rest.
Notes on the Book of Leviticus
C. H. Mackintosh
Is it, that men have life in them first, to capacitate them to eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man?
Journal of a Residence at Bagdad
Anthony Groves

British Dictionary definitions for capacitate

capacitate

verb (tr)

to make legally competent
rare to make capable

Derived Formscapacitation, noun

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Word Origin and History for capacitate

1650s, from Latin capacitas (see capacity) + -ate (2). Related: Capacitation.