Capacitate
/kəˈpæsɪteɪt/noun
To make someone or something capable, able, or legally fit for a purpose.
Did you know?Capacitate comes from the same ancient root as *capacious* and *capacity*, tracing back to Latin *capax*—literally “able to hold,” from *capere*, “to take, seize, contain,” a root that also gave English *capture* and *captive*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kap-
“to grasp, seize, take”
Latin
Latin
capere
“to take, seize, hold, contain”
Latin
Latin
capax
“capable of holding much; roomy”
Late Latin
Latin
capacitas
“capacity, ability to hold”
16th Century
English
capacitate
“to make capable or fit for a particular function”
Modern English
English
capacitate
“to make someone or something able or qualified for a purpose”