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incapacitate
[ in-kuh-pas-i-teyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Law. to deprive of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.
incapacitate
/ ˌɪ²Ô°ìəˈ±èæ²õɪˌ³Ù±ðɪ³Ù /
verb
- to deprive of power, strength, or capacity; disable
- to deprive of legal capacity or eligibility
Derived Forms
- ËŒ¾±²Ô³¦²¹ËŒ±è²¹³¦¾±Ëˆ³Ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±²Ô·³¦²¹Â·±è²¹³¦Â·¾±Â·³Ù²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [in-k, uh, -pas-i-, tey, -sh, uh, n] noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of incapacitate1
Example Sentences
She touted the positive results of her mental evaluations to “Good Day New York†host and friend Rosanna Scotto and joked off claims that she is incapacitated in her latest call into “The Breakfast Club.â€
“The executive thus can neither outright abolish an agency nor incapacitate it by cutting away the personnel required to implement the agency’s statutorily-mandated duties.â€
"The reason we aim for the centre body mass is because it is the largest area... it is the most likely area to incapacitate a threat," he said.
They can make decisions about medical treatment if their partner becomes ill and incapacitated, or extend financial benefits – such as Pisit's government pension – to their spouse.
Kaplan said in a statement Thursday that “a state court found her to be legally incapacitated, meaning that she is not capable of making legal and financial decisions on her own.â€
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