capacitate

English

Etymology

From capacity + -ate.

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.
    • Dryden
      By this instruction we may be capacitated to observe those errors.
  2. (transitive, zoology) To alter sperm to allow it to fertilize eggs.
  3. (transitive, mathematics) To reach maximum throughput on at least part of a constrained network.

Derived terms


Italian

Verb

capacitate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of capacitare
  2. second-person plural imperative of capacitare
  3. feminine plural of capacitato

Latin

Noun

capācitāte

  1. ablative singular of capācitās

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin capacitas through French capacité

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kapatʃiˈtate]

Noun

capacitate f (plural capacități)

  1. capacity

Declension

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