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ca·pac·i·tate

 (kə-păs′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.


ca·pac′i·ta′tion n.
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capacitate

(kəˈpæsɪˌteɪt)
vb (tr)
1. (Law) to make legally competent
2. rare to make capable
caˌpaciˈtation n
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ca•pac•i•tate

(kəˈpæs ɪˌteɪt)

v.t. -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
to make capable; enable.
[1645–55]
ca•pac`i•ta′tion, n.
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capacitate


Past participle: capacitated
Gerund: capacitating

Imperative
capacitate
capacitate
Present
I capacitate
you capacitate
he/she/it capacitates
we capacitate
you capacitate
they capacitate
Preterite
I capacitated
you capacitated
he/she/it capacitated
we capacitated
you capacitated
they capacitated
Present Continuous
I am capacitating
you are capacitating
he/she/it is capacitating
we are capacitating
you are capacitating
they are capacitating
Present Perfect
I have capacitated
you have capacitated
he/she/it has capacitated
we have capacitated
you have capacitated
they have capacitated
Past Continuous
I was capacitating
you were capacitating
he/she/it was capacitating
we were capacitating
you were capacitating
they were capacitating
Past Perfect
I had capacitated
you had capacitated
he/she/it had capacitated
we had capacitated
you had capacitated
they had capacitated
Future
I will capacitate
you will capacitate
he/she/it will capacitate
we will capacitate
you will capacitate
they will capacitate
Future Perfect
I will have capacitated
you will have capacitated
he/she/it will have capacitated
we will have capacitated
you will have capacitated
they will have capacitated
Future Continuous
I will be capacitating
you will be capacitating
he/she/it will be capacitating
we will be capacitating
you will be capacitating
they will be capacitating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been capacitating
you have been capacitating
he/she/it has been capacitating
we have been capacitating
you have been capacitating
they have been capacitating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been capacitating
you will have been capacitating
he/she/it will have been capacitating
we will have been capacitating
you will have been capacitating
they will have been capacitating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been capacitating
you had been capacitating
he/she/it had been capacitating
we had been capacitating
you had been capacitating
they had been capacitating
Conditional
I would capacitate
you would capacitate
he/she/it would capacitate
we would capacitate
you would capacitate
they would capacitate
Past Conditional
I would have capacitated
you would have capacitated
he/she/it would have capacitated
we would have capacitated
you would have capacitated
they would have capacitated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.capacitate - make legally capable or qualify in law
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
qualify - pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections"
2.capacitate - cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
3.capacitate - make capable; "This instruction capacitates us to understand the problem"
qualify, dispose - make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job"
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In addition to costing the government money, the COA said that the delay also 'defeats the project goals of inclusive growth and poverty reduction for the Inremp and integrating conservation and development-oriented activities with full participation and capacitation of local communities for the FMP.'
"The continual delay in the implementation defeats the project goal of inclusive growth and poverty reduction for the INREMP and integrating conservation and development-oriented activities with full participation and capacitation of local communities for the FMP," the COA said.
The oxidative stress created via these sources appears to play a significant role in driving the physiological changes associated with sperm capacitation through the stimulation of a cyclic adenosine monophosphate/protein kinase A phosphorylation cascade, including the activation of extracellular signal regulated kinase-like proteins, massive up-regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation in the sperm tail, as well as the induction of sterol oxidation.
Minister Mokaila further revealed that cabinet had approved the drafting of a bill for proper capacitation of communities to ensure they understood business risks and that benefits accruing from concessions trickled down to the grassroots level.
Opposite to the previous categories, after encoding according to the assumptions reflected above, 47,3% of the records in the corpus reflected an intention by the nurse to include the person in the caring process, by focusing in the capacitation and optimization of the decision-making process of the person (e.g.
Human testicular protein TPX1/CRISP-2: localization in spermatozoa, fate after capacitation and relevance for gamete interaction.
Capacitation occurs after the sperm is introduced to the environment of the vaginal tract, and is followed by modification of the path and motility of gametes.
Additionally in mature sperm, ROS considerably contribute to the capacitation by triggering a cascade of increased cyclic adenosine monophosphate production [85, 87, 89] that signals for tyrosine phosphorylation of fibrous sheath proteins, leading to the hyperactivation of the spermatozoa [90, 91].
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