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..
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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.