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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Incapacitate \In'ca*pac"i*tate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Incapacitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incapacitating}.] [Pref. in- not + capacitate.]
1. To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war.
2. (Law) To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify.
It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank, office, function, or property. --Milman.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
incapacitate
verb
1: make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" [syn: {disable}, {disenable}] [ant: {enable}]
2: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" [syn: {disable}, {invalid}, {handicap}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "incapacitate": afflict, bugger, castrate, cripple, de-energize, deactivate, debilitate, derange, devitalize, disable, disarm, disenable, disorder, drain, emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, hamstring, hobble, hors de combat, hospitalize, immobilize, impair, inactivate, indispose, invalid, kibosh, lame, lay up, maim, prostrate, put, queer, queer the works, reduce, sabotage, sicken, spike, unfit, weaken, wing, wound, wreck
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