decapacitate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English capacitate English decapacitate From de- + capacitate.
Meanings
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decapacitates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| decapacitated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| decapacitated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| decapacitating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |