incapacitates

present tense third-person singular of incapacitate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incapacitates
Verb
  • The smaller wasp quickly stings the spider, injecting its powerful venom that does not kill but permanently paralyzes it.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Focusing Only On What’s Happening Now Uncertainty paralyzes innovation.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • An ongoing alien siege cripples the world’s militaries, infrastructure, and communication centers but Will can run Premiere Pro, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and remote control a Tesla all at the same time.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cherry-picking statistics to suit a narrative — a form of confirmation bias, as described in the commission’s view — is dangerous and undermines the diligence that should come from responsible statistical analysis.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Going back further undermines those comparisons.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After Wednesday disables the machine with an axe, Isaac’s ability no longer works, and Thing attacks him.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
  • To be specific, this mode disables custom actions, changes backlighting to a single color, and prevents profile switching.
    George Yang, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This is an inflammatory condition in which swelling injures the optic nerve, disrupting the transmission of visual information from the eye to the brain.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • One speaker there who expressed support for trans athletes in girls' sports suggested that McNabb's injury shouldn't be used to justify banning males from girls' volleyball, and that any female athlete who injures an opponent should also be banned in that case.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Set against Mumbai’s relentless pulse, their delicate connection faces tests as personal histories, desires, and wounds resurface.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • No policy wounds Tibetan dignity more profoundly than attempts to co-opt its spiritual and institutional heart.
    Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Incapacitates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incapacitates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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