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capable /kāˈpə-bl/ adjective- Having practical ability
- Able (often with of)
- Qualified
- Comprehensive (Shakespeare)
- Having (esp legal) right, or (with of) right to (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Fr, from LL capābilis, from L capere to hold, take capabilˈity noun - The quality or state of being capable
- (usu in pl) a feature capable of being used or developed
- Ability for the action indicated, because provision and preparation have been made
- Manufacturing facilities, such as factories or plant
cāˈpableness noun cāˈpably adverb capable of - Able to take in, contain, understand, etc (archaic)
- Sufficiently able, good, well-made, etc to, or sufficiently bad, foolish, etc, to (followed by verbal noun or other action noun)
- Susceptible of
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