Capacitated

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Being in a condition that allows for effective action or informed choices
2. Existing in a state where one possesses the skills and authority necessary for functioning optimally
3. Having the necessary ability or authority to perform a task successfully

Etymology: "Capacitated" is the past tense and past participle of "capacitate," which means to make someone or something able to do a thing. The verb is built from "capacity" with the suffix "-ate," which in English verbs turns a noun into an action: to "capacitate" is to give capacity. The adjective here, meaning having the needed ability, is the participle used as a description, as in a team that is capacitated for a task. Underneath "capacity" lies the Latin "capax," meaning able to hold a great deal, from "capere," to take or hold. That same root gives English "capable," "capacious" and "capture," so the family of words all shares the image of something that holds or grasps. The Latin noun "capacitas" passed through Old French "capacite" into Middle English, where it became the ancestor of the modern "capacity."

Synonyms: enabled, empowered, qualified

Antonyms: disabled, incapacitated, unqualified