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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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  1. v. t. To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war.
  2. v. t. To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify.
  3. v. make unable to perform a certain action
  4. v. injure permanently
  5. 1. To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war. 2. (Law) To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify. It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank, office, function, or property. Milman.
  6. To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of abilityor competency for the performance of certain civil acts; todisqualify.It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank, office, function,or property. Milman.
  7. v:100 v make unable to perform a certain action v injure permanently