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capable
adjective
having
the
ability
,
power
,
or
qualities
needed
to
do
or
experience
something
•
With
some
training
,
the
old
laptop
is
still
capable
of
running
modern
software
.
With
some
training
,
the
old
laptop
is
still
capable
of
running
modern
software
.
•
Elephants
are
capable
of
remembering
waterholes
they
visited
years
ago
.
Elephants
are
capable
of
remembering
waterholes
they
visited
years
ago
.
From
Middle
French
capable
,
from
Late
Latin
capābilis
“
able
to
take
in
,
able
to
hold
”,
from
capere
“
to
take
,
seize
”.
adjective
skillful
and
efficient
at
doing
something
•
The
town
hired
a
very
capable
engineer
to
design
the
water
system
.
The
town
hired
a
very
capable
engineer
to
design
the
water
system
.
•
Even
as
a
teenager
,
he
was
already
a
capable
chess
player
.
Even
as
a
teenager
,
he
was
already
a
capable
chess
player
.
From
Middle
French
capable
,
from
Late
Latin
capābilis
“
able
to
take
in
,
able
to
hold
”,
from
capere
“
to
take
,
seize
”.
capability
noun
-
capability
,
capabilities
the
power
,
skill
,
or
qualities
needed
to
do
something
•
Climbing
the
steep
mountain
tested
her
capability
as
a
hiker
.
Climbing
the
steep
mountain
tested
her
capability
as
a
hiker
.
•
The
new
recruit
showed
an
impressive
capability
for
learning
languages
.
The
new
recruit
showed
an
impressive
capability
for
learning
languages
.
From
capable
+
-ity
,
first
recorded
in
the
1600s
.
noun
-
capability
,
capabilities
a
specific
function
or
feature
that
a
machine
,
system
,
or
organization
is
designed
to
perform
•
This
phone
has
the
capability
to
charge
wirelessly
.
This
phone
has
the
capability
to
charge
wirelessly
.
•
The
satellite
’
s
imaging
capability
lets
scientists
study
weather
patterns
.
The
satellite
’
s
imaging
capability
lets
scientists
study
weather
patterns
.
Derived
from
the
earlier
sense
of
personal
ability
and
extended
to
machinery
and
systems
in
the
early
20th
century
.
