incapacitate: Meaning and Definition of

in•ca•pac•i•tate

Pronunciation: (in"ku-pas'i-tāt"), [key]
— -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
  1. to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
  2. to deprive of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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