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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Gender dysphoria results from the conflict between physical gender and gender identity and should not disqualify troops from serving, according to the American Medical Association and other major medical and psychiatric organizations.
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
When Republican Assemblymember Leticia Castillo of Corona introduced an amendment to disqualify immigrants with criminal histories from assistance, Democrats — who have a supermajority in the chamber — tabled it.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Both athletes had previously been disqualified from international competitions for failing gender-eligibility tests.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
This is all frightening enough — and as the hearing revealed, his bogus theories about AIDS, Lyme disease, and a slew of other public health issues make clear Kennedy is no friend of facts or science, and therefore should be utterly disqualified from HHS secretary.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
When Republican Assemblymember Leticia Castillo of Corona introduced an amendment to disqualify immigrants with criminal histories from assistance, Democrats — who have a supermajority in the chamber — tabled it.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Both athletes had previously been disqualified from international competitions for failing gender-eligibility tests.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
This is all frightening enough — and as the hearing revealed, his bogus theories about AIDS, Lyme disease, and a slew of other public health issues make clear Kennedy is no friend of facts or science, and therefore should be utterly disqualified from HHS secretary.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disqualify. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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