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incapacitateto make someone unable to work or do things normally, or to prevent something from working normally

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make someone unable to work or do things normally, or to prevent something from working normally

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/

Korean meaning: 무력하게 만들다, 무능력하게 하다, 행동불능 상태로 만들다

Korean pronunciation: 인커**패**시테이트

Example Sentences

  • The sleeping gas will incapacitate the guards for exactly 30 minutes - just like in the movies!
  • My grandmother's cooking is so delicious it could incapacitate an entire army.
  • The virus was designed to incapacitate the enemy's computer network.

incapacitate

VERB

//ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt//

to make someone unable to work or do things normally, or to prevent something from working normally

incapacitate concept
💡 Concept

Anesthesia incapacitates the patient before surgery begins

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incapacitate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Couldn't participate in what they hoped to anticipate, now incapacitate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootcapac
Suffix--itate

Origin

From the prefix 'in-' (not) combined with 'capacitate,' which comes from the Latin 'capacitas' meaning 'ability' or 'capacity.' The word emerged in English to describe the act of removing someone's ability or capacity to function.

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🎵Rhyme

anticipateparticipateappreciate
anticipate
participate
appreciate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The sleeping gas will incapacitate the guards for exactly 30 minutes - just like in the movies!

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's cooking is so delicious it could incapacitate an entire army.

The virus was designed to incapacitate the enemy's computer network.

😄 Fun example

A single cup of coffee in the morning can incapacitate me if I forget to drink it.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

disableparalyzecrippleimmobilizedebilitate

Antonyms

enableempowerstrengthen

Related

capacitycapableincapacitydisabilityparalysis