capacitate
Grant the ability
To capacitate is to make capable or qualified—to give someone or something the ability to do something it couldn't before.
The word appears mainly in legal and formal contexts: The training program capacitates workers for specialized roles.
In biology, capacitation refers specifically to changes sperm undergo that enable fertilization: Sperm must capacitate before they can penetrate the egg.
Make something feasible
- equipSupply with necessities
- authorizeGrant formal permission
- strengthenMake more robust
- liberateSet free from captivity
emancipate · invest · entrust · enfranchise · fortify · enhance · activate · energize
Rail vehicle or instruct
- educateProvide formal instruction
- readySuitable for use now
- primeReadying for action
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
instruct · coach · develop · cultivate · school · tutor · drill · upskill
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- spermMale reproductive cell
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- inseminationIntroducing sperm for conception
fertility · gamete · ovum · zygote · procreation · fecundate
Having learned ability
- proficientHaving practiced ability
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
- trainedTaught a skill
experienced · knowledgeable · expert · accomplished · masterful · practiced · versed · able
enable
Make something feasible
- equipSupply with necessities
- authorizeGrant formal permission
- strengthenMake more robust
liberate · emancipate · invest · entrust · enfranchise · fortify · enhance · activate · energize · uplift
train
Rail vehicle or instruct
groom · instruct · coach · develop · cultivate · school · tutor · drill · upskill · condition
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- spermMale reproductive cell
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- conceptionFormation of an idea
insemination · fertility · gamete · ovum · zygote · procreation · fecundate
skilled
Having learned ability
- proficientHaving practiced ability
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
trained · experienced · knowledgeable · expert · accomplished · masterful · practiced · versed · able · fit
latent
Present but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- unrealizedNot made actual
- nascentBeginning to develop
budding · incipient · embryonic · germinal · fledgling · undeveloped · untapped · promising · emergent · possible
capacitateincapacitate
Deprive of strength or ability
disable · disempower · debilitate · cripple · paralyze
capacitatedisqualify
Declare unfit to compete
debar · bar · exclude · delegitimize · invalidate