disqualify

verb

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dis·qual·i·fy | \ (ˌ)dis-ˈkwä-lə-ˌfī

disqualified; disqualifying; disqualifies

Definition of disqualify

transitive verb

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.

Recent Examples on the Web Trump sought to disqualify about 5,500 absentee ballots in Democratic-heavy Dane and Milwaukee counties, where election clerks filled in missing address information on certification envelopes. — Scott Bauer, Star Tribune, 22 June 2021 Trump had asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state’s two biggest Democratic counties, alleging irregularities in the way absentee ballots were administered. — Scott Bauer, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2020 Trump asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state’s two biggest Democratic counties, alleging irregularities in the way absentee ballots were administered. — Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Dec. 2020 This once would have been enough to disqualify her from being viewed in Japan as Japanese. — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2021 At the 2021 French Open, despite Osaka’s bouts with depression and anxiety, Ground Slam Tournaments (GST) threatened to disqualify her for refusing to speak to the media. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 4 June 2021 Students are applying in unprecedented numbers to the most prestigious schools in the country, figuring there is no longer any minimum SAT score to disqualify them. — oregonlive, 13 May 2021 BangkokThailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that a prominent politician should keep his cabinet post, thwarting opposition moves to disqualify him over news reports he was jailed in Australia for drug trafficking in the 1990s. — Reuters, CNN, 5 May 2021 Despite the desegregation of the military, Jesse Brown, who became the Navy’s first Black fighter pilot in 1948, dealt with both covert attempts to disqualify him during flight training as well as overt aggression from white superiors. — Khari Thompson, USA TODAY, 4 May 2021

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