Incapacitated

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incapacitate \In`ca*pac"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Incapacitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incapacitating}.] [Pref.
     in- not + capacitate.]
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     1. To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to
        render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age


        incapacitated him for war.
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     2. (Law) To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or
        of ability or competency for the performance of certain
        civil acts; to disqualify.
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              It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank,
              office, function, or property.        --Milman.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  incapacitated
       adj 1: lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and
              helpless"; "helpless with laughter" [syn: {helpless}]
       2: incapacitated by injury or illness [syn: {disabled}, {handicapped}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  40 Moby Thesaurus words for "incapacitated":
     ausgespielt, bad, burned-out, castrated, crippled, devitalized,
     disabled, disarmed, disqualified, drained, effete, emasculated,
     enervated, enfeebled, eviscerated, exhausted, fatigued, game, halt,
     halting, hamstrung, handicapped, hobbling, hog-tied, invalidated,
     lame, limping, maimed, paralyzed, played out, prostrate, run-down,
     sapped, spavined, spent, used up, wasted, weakened, worn,
     worn-out