capacitate C2+ Topic:Describing People 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make capable; to qualify... enablequalifyempowerequipprepare ↔ Opposites disableincapacitatedisqualify Word family Derived forms capacitation Related forms capacitycapableincapacitate Etymology AI details From Late Latin capācitāre, from Latin capācitās ('capacity'), from capāx ('able to hold'), from capere ('to take, hold'). capācitās Latin capere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown