capacitate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to make legally competent
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rare to make capable
Other Word Forms
- capacitation noun
Etymology
Origin of capacitate
First recorded in 1645–55; capacit(y) + -ate 1
Example Sentences
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In many cases the gyms really couldn’t even capacitate the crowd if everybody who belonged showed up.
From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2010
Is it, that men have life in them first, to capacitate them to eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man?
From Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 by Scott, A. J. (Alexander John)
Breast-drills do not possess enough driving power to capacitate them for drills of above about quarter inch in diameter, for which various forms of drill cranks are employed.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
This shows us that more labour and diligence is required in such as would capacitate themselves for those offices than for anything else.”
From The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates by Morley, Henry
Of the thirty books there are only fragments extant; but these are so numerous, that though they do not capacitate us to catch the full spirit of the poet, we perceive something of his manner.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
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