decapacitate
UK/diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
decapacitate verb: to reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.
Verb
decapacitate (third-person singular simple present decapacitates, present participle decapacitating, simple past and past participle 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.
Forms of decapacitate
| third-person singular present | decapacitates |
|---|---|
| present participle | decapacitating |
| past participle | decapacitated |
| past | decapacitated |
Origin of decapacitate
From de- + capacitate.
Questions about decapacitate
- What does decapacitate mean?
- Decapacitate means to reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.
- What part of speech is decapacitate?
- Decapacitate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce decapacitate?
- Decapacitate is pronounced /diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of decapacitate?
- The past tense of decapacitate is decapacitated.
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