capacitate
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈpæsɪteɪt/
Verb
capacitate (third-person singular simple present capacitates, present participle capacitating, simple past and past participle capacitated)
- (transitive) To make capable of functioning in a given capacity.
- 1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC:
- By this instruction we may be capacitated to observe those errors.
- (transitive, zoology) To alter sperm to allow it to fertilize eggs.
- (transitive, mathematics) To reach maximum throughput on at least part of a constrained network.
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
capacitate
- inflection of capacitare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
capacitate f pl
- feminine plural of capacitato
Latin
Noun
capācitāte
- ablative singular of capācitās
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French capacité, from Latin capacitas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kapatʃiˈtate]
Noun
capacitate f (plural capacități)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | capacitate | capacitatea | capacități | capacitățile | |
| genitive-dative | capacități | capacității | capacități | capacităților | |
| vocative | capacitate, capacitateo | capacităților | |||
Spanish
Verb
capacitate