decapacitate

动词 v.
/diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  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.

词形变化

decapacitates present,singular,third-person decapacitating participle,present decapacitated participle,past decapacitated past

词源

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.
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