incapacitate
English edit
Etymology edit
Mid-17th century, from incapacity + -ate.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.kəˈpæ.sɪ.teɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Verb edit
incapacitate (third-person singular simple present incapacitates, present participle incapacitating, simple past and past participle incapacitated) (transitive)
- To make someone or something incapable of doing something; to disable.
- The police officer was incapacitated by a blow to the head.
- (law) To make someone ineligible; to disqualify.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
to put out of action, to render ineffective
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to deprive of one's legal capacity
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French incapacité. Equivalent to in- + capacitate.
Noun edit
incapacitate f (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of incapacitate (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| f gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (o) incapacitate | incapacitatea |
| genitive/dative | (unei) incapacități | incapacității |
| vocative | incapacitate, incapacitateo | |
Spanish edit
Verb edit
incapacitate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of incapacitar combined with te