Definition of CAPACITATE

capacitate

Meanings

Verb

  • make legally capable or qualify in law
  • cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
  • make capable
    • "This instruction capacitates us to understand the problem"
  • To make capable of functioning in a given capacity.
  • To alter sperm to allow it to fertilize eggs.
  • To reach maximum throughput on at least part of a constrained network.

Origin / Etymology

From capacity + -ate.

Scrabble Score: 16

capacitate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
capacitate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
capacitate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

capacitate is a valid Words With Friends word