ca·pac·i·tate [ kə pássi tàyt ](past and past participleca·pac·i·tat·ed, present participleca·pac·i·tat·ing, 3rd person present singularca·pac·i·tates)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. make somebody capable: to make somebody able, fit, or qualified to do something
(
formal
)
2. law give somebody legal power: to make somebody legally able to do something
3. physiology cause change in sperm coating: to cause the coatings on a sperm to be able to interact with proteins on the ovum
