Decapacitate
//diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"Calcium bursts would increase spermatozoa motility, where cholesterol would decapacitate spermatozoa, so preventing untimely activation."
Etymology
From de- + capacitate.
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