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incapacitate

[in-kuh-pas-i-teyt]

verb (used with object)

incapacitated, incapacitating 
  1. to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. Law.to deprive of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.



incapacitate

/ ˌɪ԰əˈæɪˌٱɪ /

verb

  1. to deprive of power, strength, or capacity; disable

  2. to deprive of legal capacity or eligibility

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • incapacitation noun
  • ˌԳˌ貹ˈٲپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incapacitate1

First recorded in 1650–60; incapacit(y) + -ate 1
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Many are unconscious, incapacitated or too unwell to tell staff who they are.

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Rivera drove to the end of a cul de sac and tried to turn around, but a CHP officer rammed into the side of the van, incapacitating it.

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The judges cited a 2017 case in Orange County as precedent, writing that “continuing to shoot a suspect who appears to be incapacitated and no longer poses an immediate threat violates the Fourth Amendment.”

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“My feet were torn and oozing within my elk leather boots, and every inch of my skin was a rash of poison oak. Hours before I had been incapacitated by muscle cramps.”

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In an interview with JDD, the minister said the new prison would be governed by an "extremely strict carceral regime" designed to "incapacitate the most dangerous drug traffickers".

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