Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
To make capable of functioning in a given capacity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To alter sperm to allow it to fertilize eggs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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verb
To reach maximum throughput on at least part of a constrained network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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verb
make capable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: qualify, dispose
verb
cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: change
verb
make legally capable or qualify in law
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: qualify
History
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-eh2-k-s Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin capāx Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin capācitāsder. Old French capacitebor. Middle English capacite English capacity Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English capacitate From capacity + -ate.
