capacitar

Senses

1. 1.

   to train, to qualify

   to provide someone with skills or qualifications for a particular task or job

2. 2.

   to enable, to empower

   to give someone the ability, means, or authority to do something

Examples

• "A empresa capacitou os funcionários para usar o novo sistema."

  The company trained the employees to use the new system.

• "O curso vai capacitar os professores em técnicas de ensino digital."

  The course will qualify teachers in digital teaching techniques.

• "Esse programa capacita jovens para o mercado de trabalho."

  This program enables young people for the job market.

Usage

Formal/professional register, commonly used in corporate, educational, and government contexts. Often followed by "para" (for) to indicate purpose. Frequently appears in the reflexive form "capacitar-se" (to qualify/train oneself).