incapacitate

• Verbo utilizado para designar la acción de privar a alguien o algo de la capacidad de funcionar normalmente, a menudo debido a una lesión, enfermedad o inhabilitación legal.

A verb used to indicate the act of depriving someone or something of the ability to function normally, often through injury, illness, or legal disqualification.

1. Disable or make unableC1formal

   To prevent someone or something from functioning normally or effectively.

   incapacitar

   • The injury incapacitated him for several months.
   • The virus incapacitated the entire computer network.
   • The medication can temporarily incapacitate a patient.

   Sinónimoscrippledebilitatedisableenervatehamperimmobilizeimpairparalyzeweaken

   Antónimosempowerenablestrengthen

2. Disqualify legallyC2formallegal

   To make someone legally ineligible or unable to act.

   Inhabilitar legalmente

   • The court incapacitated him from serving as a trustee.
   • A conflict of interest may incapacitate a judge from presiding over a case.
   • The law incapacitates minors from entering into binding contracts.

   Sinónimosbardebardisabledisqualify

   Antónimosqualify