capacify

English

Etymology

From Latin capax, capacis (“capacious”) + -fy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈpæsɪfaɪ/

Verb

capacify (third-person singular simple present capacifies, present participle capacifying, simple past and past participle capacified)

1. (obsolete) To qualify, to allow.
   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Keep thy heart with all diligence”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     the benefice he is capacified and designed for

References

• “capacify”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.