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in·ca·pac·i·tate
 incapacitate
- pronunciation:
- In
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pae
sih
teIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
incapacitated, incapacitates, incapacitating |
| definition 1: |
to deprive of power, ability, or strength; disable.
The accident incapacitated him for a month.- similar words:
- cripple, disable, maim, paralyze
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| definition 2: |
in law, to deprive of eligibility or power.
- similar words:
- disable
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| related words: |
disable, enervate, handicap, impair, lame, maim, paralyze, sabotage |
| derivations: |
incapacitated (adj.), incapacitation (n.) |
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