decapacitate
English
Etymology
de- + capacitate
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
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.