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ca⋅pac⋅i⋅tate

  [kuh-pas-i-teyt]
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–verb (used with object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
to make capable; enable.
Origin:
1645–55; capacit(y) + -ate 1

Related forms:
ca⋅pac⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun
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ca·pac·i·tate   (kə-pās'ĭ-tāt')   
tr.v.   ca·pac·i·tat·ed, ca·pac·i·tat·ing, ca·pac·i·tates

  1. To render fit or make qualified; enable.

  2. Biology To cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes needed to penetrate and fertilize an egg.


[capacit(y) + -ate1.]
ca·pac'i·ta'tion n.
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Main Entry: ca·pac·i·tate
Pronunciation: -&-"tAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed; -tat·ing
: to cause (sperm) to undergo capacitation

Main Entry: ca·pac·i·ta·tion
Pronunciation: k&-"pas-&-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the change undergone by sperm in thefemale reproductive tract that enables them to penetrate and fertilize an egg
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capacitation ca·pac·i·ta·tion (kə-pās'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.
The change undergone by spermatozoa in the female genital tract that enables them to penetrate and fertilize an egg.

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