Definition of capacitate

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ca·pac·i·tate

-p

-t

) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ca·pac·i·tat·ed, ca·pac·i·tat·ing, ca·pac·i·tates

To render fit or make qualified; enable.
Biology To cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes needed to penetrate and fertilize an egg.

ETYMOLOGY:
capacit(y) + -ate¹

OTHER FORMS:
ca·paci·tation(Noun)

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