Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incapacitate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incapacitate \In`ca*pac"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Incapacitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incapacitating}.] [Pref.
in- not + capacitate.]
1. To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to
render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age
incapacitated him for war.
2. (Law) To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or
of ability or competency for the performance of certain
civil acts; to disqualify.
It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank,
office, function, or property. --Milman.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incapacitate
v 1: make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this
command on your computer" [syn: {disable}, {disenable}]
[ant: {enable}]
2: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
[syn: {disable}, {invalid}, {handicap}]
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