Definition of incapacitate Incapacitate

/ɪnkʌpæˈsɪtejˌt/ - [inkupatsiteyt] - in•ca•pac•i•tate

We found 8 definitions of incapacitate from 6 different sources.

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What does incapacitate mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

incapacitate - make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"
  disable, disenable
  enable render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"
  modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
  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 hold back
incapacitate - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
  disable, invalid, handicap
  wound, injure cause injuries or bodily harm to
  hock disable by cutting the hock
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • incapacitate (v. t.)
    To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war.
  • incapacitate (v. t.)
    To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • incapacitate
    To make someone or something unable to perform a certain action.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • incapacitate
    in-kap-as′i-tāt, v.t. to deprive of capacity: to make incapable: to disqualify.—ns. Incapacitā′tion, the act of disqualifying; Incapac′ity, want of capacity or power of mind: inability: legal disqualification

Part of speech

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  • incapacitate, verb, present, 1st person singular of incapacitate (infinitive).
  • incapacitate, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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