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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
capable
    adj 1: (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability;
           "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of
           walking on two feet" [ant: incapable]
    2: possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of
       misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open
       to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players
       and therefore subject to much variation" [syn: capable,
       open, subject]
    3: (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for;
       "no one believed her capable of murder" [ant: incapable]
    4: having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the
       work isn't up to the standard I require" [syn: adequate
       to(p), capable, equal to(p), up to(p)]
    5: have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able
       teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as
       14 can be extremely capable and dependable" [syn: able,
       capable]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Capable \Ca"pa*ble\, a. [F. capable, LL. capabilis capacious,
   capable, fr. L. caper to take, contain. See Heave.]
   1. 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.
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            Concious of joy and capable of pain.  --Prior.
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   2. Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully
      competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a
      mind capable of nice investigations.
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            More capable to discourse of battles than to give
            them.                                 --Motley.
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   3. Possessing legal power or capacity; as, a man capable of
      making a contract, or a will.
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   4. Capacious; large; comprehensive. [Obs.] --Shak.
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   Note: Capable is usually followed by of, sometimes by an
         infinitive.

   Syn: Able; competent; qualified; fitted; efficient;
        effective; skillful.
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Thesaurus Results for Capable:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
able, accomplished, adapted, adept, adequate, adjusted, apt, au fait, capable of, checked out, clever, competent, disposed to, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, equal to, expert, fit, fitted, fitted for, gifted, good, inclined to, journeyman, masterful, masterly, predisposed to, productive, proficient, proper, qualified, skilled, suited, talented, up to, up to snuff, well-fitted, well-qualified, well-suited, wicked, worthy
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