incapacitate

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de privar alguém ou algo da capacidade de funcionar normalmente, muitas vezes devido a lesão, doença ou incapacidade jurídica.

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.

   Sinônimoscrippledebilitatedisableenervatehamperimmobilizeimpairparalyzeweaken

   Antônimosempowerenablestrengthen

2. Disqualify legallyC2formallegal

   To make someone legally ineligible or unable to act.

   Incapacitar juridicamente

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbardebardisabledisqualify

   Antônimosqualify