Meanings
nouncapacitation (countable and uncountable, plural capacitations)
plural capacitations
- countableuncountableEnablement; giving the capacity to do something.
- countableuncountablebiologyThe process of altering sperm to allow them to fertilize eggs.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Latincapāx
- Latincapācitās
- Old Frenchcapacite
- Middle Englishcapacite
- Englishcapacity
- Englishcapacitate
- Englishcapacitation
From capacitate + -ion.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 獲能 /获能
- 獲能 /获能 (huònéng)process of altering sperm
Indonesian kapasitasi
- kapasitasiprocess of altering sperm
Polish upoważnienie, pełnomocnictwo
- upoważnienieenablement
- pełnomocnictwoenablement
- kapacytacjaprocess of altering sperm
Swedish kapacitering
- kapaciteringprocess of altering sperm
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“capacitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capacitation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capacitation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capacitation.
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