incapacitate
/,inkə'pæsiteit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To deprive of strength, power, or ability; to disable: To make someone or something unable to function normally or perform a specific action.
- To make legally ineligible or disqualified: To deprive someone of a legal right, capacity, or qualification.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The severe injury incapacitated him for several months. (The injury made him unable to work or function normally.)
- A computer virus can incapacitate an entire network. (A virus can disable a network, making it inoperable.)
- The new law incapacitates convicted felons from holding public office. (The law legally disqualifies them from holding such a position.)
Advanced Usage
- "to incapacitate someone for/from something": To render someone unable to perform a specific task or role.
- The illness incapacitated her from continuing her studies.
- Passive Voice: Often used to describe the state of being disabled.
- He was incapacitated and required constant care.
Variants and Related Words
- Incapacitated (adj): Rendered unable to act or function.
- The incapacitated soldier received a medal.
- Incapacitation (n): The action of incapacitating or the state of being incapacitated.
- The sudden incapacitation of the pilot was a serious emergency.
Synonyms
- Disable: To deprive of capability or effectiveness.
- Debilitate: To make weak or feeble.
- Cripple: To disable or damage severely.
- Disqualify: To deprive of legal or official rights or privileges.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically conveyed directly or with prepositions like "for" or "from.")
Related Idioms
(No common idioms are directly formed with "incapacitate." The concept is expressed directly.)
Verb
- injure permanently
- He was disabled in a car accident
- make unable to perform a certain action
- disable this command on your computer