incapacitate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de priver quelqu'un ou quelque chose de sa capacité à fonctionner normalement, souvent en raison d'une blessure, d'une maladie ou d'une disqualification légale.

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.

   Rendre incapable

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

   Synonymescrippledebilitatedisableenervatehamperimmobilizeimpairparalyzeweaken

   Antonymesempowerenablestrengthen

2. Disqualify legallyC2formallegal

   To make someone legally ineligible or unable to act.

   Rendre juridiquement inapte

   • 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.

   Synonymesbardebardisabledisqualify

   Antonymesqualify