capacitate

verb

make capable

cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg

make legally capable or qualify in law

Roots

capaxcapac- · Latin · able to hold itasit- · Latin · quality atus-ate · Latin · to make

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The word capacitate breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: capac, from Latin capax (“able to hold”); it, from Latin itas (“quality”); and -ate, from Latin atus (“to make”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.