capacitate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From capacity +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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.
  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[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

capacitate

  1. inflection of capacitare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

capacitate f pl

  1. feminine plural of capacitato

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

capācitāte

  1. ablative singular of capācitās

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French capacité, from Latin capacitas.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

capacitate f (plural capacități)

  1. capacity

Declension[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

capacitate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of capacitar combined with te