incapacitate
verb /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
/ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they incapacitate | /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/ /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/ |
| he / she / it incapacitates | /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪts/ /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪts/ |
| past simple incapacitated | /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪtɪd/ /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle incapacitated | /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪtɪd/ /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form incapacitating | /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪtɪŋ/ /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪtɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody/something unable to live or work normally
- be incapacitated (by something) He was incapacitated by old age and sickness.
- mentally incapacitated people
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- severely
- totally
- temporarily
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from incapacity + -ate.