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Incapacitate
Pronunciation : In`ca*pac"i*tate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Pref. in- not + capacitate.]
Definition : 1. To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war.
2. (Law)
Defn: To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify. It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank, office, function, or property. Milman.
t. [imp. & p. p. Incapacitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incapacitating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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