incapacitate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌɪn.kəˈpæ.sɪ.teɪt/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make someone or something incapable of doing something; to disable. transitive
    — The police officer was incapacitated by a blow to the head.
  2. To make someone or something incapable of doing something; to disable.; To imprison a potential offender and thereby prevent them from offending. transitive
    — Wilson's principal motivation for situation-oriented policies was the desire to change the real world by proposing politically practicable policies. And his principle prescription was to incapacitate a larger number of habitual offenders.
  3. To make someone ineligible; to disqualify. transitive

词形变化

incapacitates present,singular,third-person incapacitating participle,present incapacitated participle,past incapacitated past

词汇关系

近义词
disable
衍生词
incapacitated incapacitating incapacitation

词源

Mid-17th century, from incapacity + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French incapaciter.
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