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decapacitate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/

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verb

Meaning 1

To reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Calcium bursts would increase spermatozoa motility, where cholesterol would decapacitate spermatozoa, so preventing untimely activation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English capacitate English decapacitate From de- + capacitate.