decapacitate
decapacitate · decapacitates · decapacitated · decapacitating
To reduce something's or someone's capability to do somethingTo reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.
/diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesTo 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
decapacitates, decapacitating, decapacitated, decapacitated| Base form | decapacitate · to decapacitate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | decapacitates |
| Present participle | decapacitating |
| Past simple | decapacitated |
| Past participle | decapacitated |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle