Definitions for incapacitate
ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪˌteɪtin·ca·pac·i·tate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disable, disenable, incapacitateverb

   make unable to perform a certain action

   "disable this command on your computer"

2. disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicapverb

   injure permanently

   "He was disabled in a car accident"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incapacitateverb

   to make incapable (of doing something)

   The police officer was incapacitated by a blow to the head

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Incapacitateverb

   Etymology: in and capacitate.

   1. To disable; to weaken.

   Nothing of consequence should be left to be done in the last incapacitating hours of life. Clarissa.

   2. To disqualify.

   Monstrosity could not incapacitate from marriage. Arbuthn.

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1. incapacitate

   Incapacitate generally refers to making someone or something unable to function or perform normally or effectively. It can refer to disabling or debilitating a person or a system, physically or mentally, temporarily or permanently. It can denote making someone legally ineligible or taking away their power or ability to do something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incapacitateverb

   to deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war

2. Incapacitateverb

   to deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify

3. Etymology: [Pref. in- not + capacitate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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How to pronounce incapacitate?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of incapacitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of incapacitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of incapacitate in a Sentence

1. The CIA Polymeropolous:

   There'sconventional wisdom that this is a portable weapon, a microwave weapon that we knew the Soviet Union and the Russians certainly developed and tested for a long time. And it's designed to incapacitate.I mean, it's pretty insidious because it also doesn't leave any kind of open scars or wounds, it's a terror weapon that I think the Russians, in my view, have employed. And they've done so to very good effect because it's caused a great deal of worry and fear among the US diplomatic community. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The majority of senior US government officials, including the intelligence community, believe it's the Russians.

2. Vappala Balachandran:

   First baton charge, then tear gas and when everything fails, firing. The constables have to squat on the ground placing one knee on the floor, take aim on the legs to incapacitate the rioters and fire.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=incapacitate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incapacitate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=incapacitate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incapacitate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=incapacitate