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incapacitate definition

in·ca·paci·tate (in′kə pas′ə tāt′)

transitive verb incapacitated -·tat′ed, incapacitating -·tat′·ing

  1. to make unable or unfit; esp., to make incapable of normal activity; disable
  2. Law to make ineligible; disqualify

Etymology: incapacit(y) + -ate

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