incapacitate
verb
in·ca·pac·i·tate
ˌin-kə-ˈpa-sə-ˌtāt 
incapacitated; incapacitating
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Examples of incapacitate in a Sentence
The class teaches you how to incapacitate an attacker.
The stroke left her completely incapacitated.
He was incapacitated by the pain.
a computer system incapacitated by software problems
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Workers incapacitated by pregnancy could get an additional two weeks.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2010, a UPS cargo flight was involved in a fatal accident when a cargo pallet containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries caused a fire in the hold, which eventually incapacitated the pilots and damaged the flight controls, causing the aircraft to crash in Dubai.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
And he was fascinated by how people thought to be incapacitated could suddenly reveal deep resources for feeling, thinking, acting.
—Michael S. Roth, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
With respect to the ability to incapacitate those drones, we are limited in our authorities.
—ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2010, a UPS cargo flight was involved in a fatal accident when a cargo pallet containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries caused a fire in the hold, which eventually incapacitated the pilots and damaged the flight controls, causing the aircraft to crash in Dubai.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
And he was fascinated by how people thought to be incapacitated could suddenly reveal deep resources for feeling, thinking, acting.
—Michael S. Roth, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2024
With respect to the ability to incapacitate those drones, we are limited in our authorities.
—ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Incapacitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incapacitate. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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incapacitate
verb
in·ca·pac·i·tate
ˌin-kə-ˈpas-ə-ˌtāt
incapacitated; incapacitating
: to make incapable : disable
Legal Definition
incapacitate
transitive verb
in·ca·pac·i·tate
ˌin-kə-ˈpa-sə-ˌtāt
incapacitated; incapacitating
1
: to make legally incapable or ineligible
mental illness alone will not incapacitate a person from making a valid contract—Landmark Med. Ctr. v. Gauthier, 635 A.2d 1145 (1994)
Landmark Med. Ctr. v. Gauthier, 635 A.2d 1145 (1994)2
: to deprive of capacity or natural power
an injury that incapacitates the employee
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