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Incapacitate (Verb)

Meaning 1

Make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Disenable
  • Disable

Hypernyms

  • Change
  • Alter

Hyponyms

  • Constrain
  • Lay Up
  • Restrain
  • Pinion
  • Nobble
  • Confine

Meaning 2

Injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Examples

  • A fall from the ladder could seriously incapacitate the worker for the rest of their life.
  • The severe spinal cord injury sustained in the accident would completely incapacitate her.
  • A head injury at the construction site could potentially incapacitate a worker permanently.
  • He was forced to quit his job after the accident had incapacitated him with a broken back.
  • A violent crime may not only rob someone of their belongings but also incapacitate the victim physically.

Synonyms

  • Invalid
  • Disable
  • Handicap

Hypernyms

  • Injure
  • Wound

Hyponyms

  • Hock
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