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incapacitate
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in·ca·pac·i·tate  (nk-ps-tt)
tr.v. in·ca·pac·i·tat·ed, in·ca·pac·i·tat·ing, in·ca·pac·i·tates
1. To deprive of strength or ability; disable.
2. To make legally ineligible; disqualify.

inca·paci·tation n.

incapacitate
Verb
[-tating, -tated] to deprive (a person) of strength, power, or ability; disable
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.incapacitate - make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
lay up - disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks"
nobble - disable by drugging; "nobble the race horses"
pinion - cut the wings off (of birds)
restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
2.incapacitate - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to
hock - disable by cutting the hock

incapacitate
verb disable, cripple, paralyse, scupper Brit. (slang) prostrate, immobilize, put someone out of action (informal) lay someone up (informal)
Translations
Spanish incapacitate [ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt] vt to incapacitate sb → incapacitar a algn
French incapacitate [ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt] vt to incapacitate sb from doing → rendre qn incapable de faire
German incapacitate [ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt] vt to incapacitate sb → jdn unfähig machen
Italian incapacitate [ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt] vt to incapacitate sb from doing → rendere qn incapace di fare

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