capacitar

/kapasiˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
capacito
preterite (yo)
capacité
past participle
capacitado

Meaning

  1. to train

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

adiestrar

capacitar means to train or qualify someone professionally, like job training; adiestrar is more about training an animal or drilling specific physical skills.

amaestrar

capacitar means to train or qualify someone professionally, like job training; amaestrar means to train an animal to perform tricks.

entrenar

entrenar is the general word for training, like sports; capacitar specifically means to train or qualify someone professionally, like job training.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

treinar

treinar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to train."

Practice

1 What does capacitar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches capacitar?

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