incapacitate
verb
in·ca·pac·i·tate
ˌin-kə-ˈpa-sə-ˌtāt 
incapacitated; incapacitating
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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This names someone who can pay your bills and otherwise handle your finances if you become incapacitated.
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Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
However, by the time Biden became incapacitated, that constitutional remedy was available for use.
—Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Without them, officials say, many schools would be incapacitated.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 May 2025
So whenever Seth Rollins inevitably becomes world champion, WWE will need to come up with a storyline reason as to why Punk was incapacitated.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
However, by the time Biden became incapacitated, that constitutional remedy was available for use.
—Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Without them, officials say, many schools would be incapacitated.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 May 2025
So whenever Seth Rollins inevitably becomes world champion, WWE will need to come up with a storyline reason as to why Punk was incapacitated.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for incapacitate
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“Incapacitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incapacitate. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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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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