English > incapacitate: 2 senses > verb 1, changeMeaning | make unable to perform a certain action. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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Synonyms | disable, disenable |
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Narrower | lay up | disable or confine, as with an illness |
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nobble | disable by drugging |
pinion | cut the wings off (of birds) |
restrain, confine, hold, constrain | To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
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Opposite | enable | Render capable or able for some task |
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Spanish | imposibilitar, incapacitar |
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Catalan | incapacitar |
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