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in·ca·pac·i·tate
incapacitate
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- pronunciation:
- In
k
pae
sih
teIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
incapacitates, incapacitating, incapacitated |
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 |
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derivations: |
incapacitated (adj.), incapacitation (n.) |
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