capacitate

English

Etymology

From capacity +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈpæsɪteɪt/

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.
   • 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy

     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

• capacitated
• capacitation
• incapacitate

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Italian

Verb

capacitate

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

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Latin

Noun

capācitāte

1. ablative singular of capācitās

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin capacitas through French capacité

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kapatʃiˈtate]

Noun

capacitate f (plural capacități)

1. capacity

Declension

Declension of capacitate

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) capacitate	capacitatea	(niște) capacități	capacitățile
genitive/dative	(unei) capacități	capacității	(unor) capacități	capacităților
vocative	capacitate, capacitateo		capacităților