disqualify
verb
dis·qual·i·fy
(ˌ)dis-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfī 
disqualified; disqualifying; disqualifies
1
: to deprive of the required qualities, properties, or conditions : make unfit
2
: to deprive of a power, right, or privilege
3
: to make ineligible for a prize or for further competition because of violations of the rules
Examples of disqualify in a Sentence
His poor eyesight disqualified him from becoming a pilot.
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Trump’s nominee for head of DEA should be disqualified for ordering the arrest a pastor who defied COVID lockdowns.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Voters decided that was appealing—or at least not disqualifying—and chose to give Trump the keys again.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
But Senate Armed Services Committee senior member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told The New Yorker the reports of Hegseth’s drinking were alarming and disqualifying to him becoming Pentagon chief.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
President-elect Trump has unabashedly surrounded himself with men who've said, done or been accused of things that would disqualify them under any other U.S. leader in our lifetimes.
—Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Voters decided that was appealing—or at least not disqualifying—and chose to give Trump the keys again.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
But Senate Armed Services Committee senior member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told The New Yorker the reports of Hegseth’s drinking were alarming and disqualifying to him becoming Pentagon chief.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
President-elect Trump has unabashedly surrounded himself with men who've said, done or been accused of things that would disqualify them under any other U.S. leader in our lifetimes.
—Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disqualify. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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disqualify
verb
dis·qual·i·fy
(ˈ)dis-ˈkwäl-ə-ˌfī
disqualified; disqualifying
: to make or declare unfit or not qualified
Legal Definition
disqualify
transitive verb
dis·qual·i·fy
dis-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfī
disqualified; disqualifying
1
: to deprive of the required qualities, properties, or conditions
a financial interest in the case that disqualified the judge
2
: to deprive of a right or privilege especially after a hearing
misconduct that disqualified the employee from receiving unemployment benefits
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