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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The deputies returned fire and managed to incapacitate the suspect.
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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 20 June 2024
After allegedly refusing officers’ commands, an officer deployed his Taser, striking Jean-Pierre and immediately incapacitating him, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2024
Hardwicke stays with her for most of this segment, giving time for Suman’s incapacitating grief and staggering guilt to radiate outward and pierce our collective hearts.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Four days after undergoing whole brain radiation therapy, she became almost totally incapacitated.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024
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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 20 June 2024
After allegedly refusing officers’ commands, an officer deployed his Taser, striking Jean-Pierre and immediately incapacitating him, police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2024
Hardwicke stays with her for most of this segment, giving time for Suman’s incapacitating grief and staggering guilt to radiate outward and pierce our collective hearts.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Four days after undergoing whole brain radiation therapy, she became almost totally incapacitated.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Incapacitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incapacitate. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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