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as in to paralyze
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
the malfunctioning of a single component can incapacitate the engine
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as in to cripple
to cause severe or permanent injury to
the stroke left her completely incapacitated
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Recent Examples of incapacitate
With Smith incapacitated, Affrunti says Reeves hid in the living room.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
In 1980, most voters cast ballots in person with six exceptions for people who were incapacitated or absent on Election Day.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
The police define an incapacitating injury as when someone must be carried or helped from the scene of a crash.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
After Woodrow Wilson suffered an incapacitating stroke, his wife, Edith, shielded him from scrutiny and assumed many of his daily responsibilities.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 July 2024
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
In 1980, most voters cast ballots in person with six exceptions for people who were incapacitated or absent on Election Day.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 31 July 2024
The police define an incapacitating injury as when someone must be carried or helped from the scene of a crash.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
After Woodrow Wilson suffered an incapacitating stroke, his wife, Edith, shielded him from scrutiny and assumed many of his daily responsibilities.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapacitate
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This move paralyzes them and causes the whale sharks to slip into a kind of trance.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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This situation has paralyzed our counterterror operation.Jennifer Griffin, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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About six weeks ago, hackers crippled the computer systems of the TV and mobile phone provider Dish Network.Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
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Oakland Mills Coach: Chris Brewington Last season: Class 2A state champion Outlook: Losing the talent Oakland Mills did from last year’s outdoor season would cripple most programs, but the Scorpions have reloaded.Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023
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At the time, law enforcement officials emphasized that North Korea's hacking operations were primarily profit-driven—a stark contrast to nations like Russia, China and Iran, which typically focus on espionage, intellectual property theft or undermining democratic systems.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The judge is going to go to work to try to undermine her in a number of ways.Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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The driver of the pickup truck was not injured, but his passenger, a 19-year-old San Jose man, was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Jamie Foxx was injured during an altercation while celebrating his 57th birthday at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills, according to his representatives.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
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The conflict arrived in Beirut this September, after Israel launched a major ground and air offensive, kicking off with an operation in which members of Hezbollah were killed and maimed when their pagers and walkie talkies exploded.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Times' account included details of a 14-year-old boy who was maimed while cleaning a conveyor belt in a deboning area at a Perdue slaughterhouse in rural Virginia.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2024
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On December 10, Russia launched a ballistic missile strike on a private medical facility in the southeastern regional capital, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than 20 others.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Astra Telegram channel reported that the strike on the military unit where Russia's 5th Aviation Brigade was stationed had wounded dozens of soldiers and that at least one person had been killed.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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There is a lack of medical supplies, including prosthetics, wheelchairs and essential medications to treat people with injuries that have left them disabled, the press release said.Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Waymo’s driverless vehicles can detect emergency vehicles, know how to respond to hand signals for traffic cops, and can be disabled manually when something goes wrong, according to an independent review of the company’s first responder protocols.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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Since the war began, Israeli strikes have killed around 700 people tasked with protecting the trucks, according to local officials.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was never a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted it because of its size and influence, a senior police official said Thursday.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Incapacitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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