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adjective

Capable adj.

Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable of resisting a long assault. "Concious of joy and capable of pain."

Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a mind capable of nice investigations. "More capable to discourse of battles than to give them."

Possessing legal power or capacity; as, a man capable of making a contract, or a will.

Capacious; large; comprehensive. (Obs.) Note: Capable is usually followed by of, sometimes by an infinitive.

Synonyms: Able; competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective; skillful.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... or of holding inheritances given by a will, unless they were bequeathed to him by a near relation. Plutarch observes that this brought many to marry, not for the mere sake of raising heirs to their estates, but to make themselves capable of receiving legacies, and for the purpose of inheriting such estates as might be left them by ...

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