capacitate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kəˈpæsɪˌteɪt/ UK /kəˈpæsɪteɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make capable; to qualify or enable

The training was designed to capacitate workers for new roles.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make capable; to qualify... enable qualify empower equip prepare

Opposites

disable incapacitate disqualify

Word family

Derived forms capacitation

Related forms capacity capable incapacitate

Etymology

From Late Latin capācitāre, from Latin capācitās ('capacity'), from capāx ('able to hold'), from capere ('to take, hold').

capācitās Latin capere Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# capacitate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kəˈpæsɪˌteɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈpæsɪteɪt/

## Meanings
1. to make capable; to qualify or enable

## Examples
- The training was designed to capacitate workers for new roles.

## Synonyms
- enable
- qualify
- empower
- equip
- prepare

## Antonyms
- disable
- incapacitate
- disqualify

## Derived Forms
- capacitation

## Related Forms
- capacity
- capable
- incapacitate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: capācitās
- Root: capere

## Etymology
From Late Latin capācitāre, from Latin capācitās ('capacity'), from capāx ('able to hold'), from capere ('to take, hold').

## AI Etymology
Capacitate comes from Late Latin capācitāre, from Latin capācitās ('capacity'), from capāx ('able to hold'), from capere ('to take, hold'). The historical trail runs through capācitās in Latin and capere in Latin. Used as a verb, capacitate now means "make capable; to qualify or enable", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as capacitation and related forms such as capacity, capable, and incapacitate. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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