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incapacitate
Meaning: to make unable to function or act normally
incapacitate in a sentence
How incapacitate is used in real sentences:
A severe ankle injury could incapacitate the runner for months.
The cyberattack could incapacitate the hospital's computer network for several hours.
“Management could incapacitate the assembly line by locking out electricians, but it could not persuade remaining employees to restart equipment that Ortiz declared unsafe.”
— from the passage The Authority No Chart Showed
Synonyms for incapacitate
Other words for incapacitate — disable, immobilize and debilitate — carry the same meaning.
- disable
- immobilize
- debilitate
Antonyms of incapacitate
Words that mean the opposite of incapacitate:
Where it comes from
From in- and capacitate, based on Latin capax, meaning 'capable.'
Memory hook
IN-CAPACITY: to incapacitate someone is to take away the capacity to act.
Practice incapacitate in the app