Meanings
verbdecapacitate (third-person singular simple present decapacitates, present participle decapacitating, simple past and past participle decapacitated)
present singular third person decapacitates · participle present decapacitating · participle past decapacitated · past decapacitated
- To reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.
Calcium bursts would increase spermatozoa motility, where cholesterol would decapacitate spermatozoa, so preventing untimely activation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishcapacitate
- Englishdecapacitate
From de- + capacitate.
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APA
decapacitate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decapacitate
MLA
“decapacitate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decapacitate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decapacitate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decapacitate.
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