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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
disqualify \dis*qual"i*fy\ (d[i^]s*kw[o^]l"[i^]*f[imac]), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Disqualified} (d[i^]s*kw[o^]l"[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Disqualifying}.]
1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for or from before the purpose, state, or act.
My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my deafness. --Swift.
Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society. --Southey.
2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
disqualify
verb
1: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: {unfit}, {indispose}] [ant: {qualify}]
2: declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" [ant: {qualify}] [also: {disqualified}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "disqualify": bar, bate, close out, debar, disable, disenable, eliminate, except, exclude, incapacitate, invalidate, make impossible, prohibit, reject, rule out, suspend, turn away, turn down, unfit
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