[in-kuh-pas-i-teyt] /ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪˌteɪt/
verb (used with object), incapacitated, incapacitating.
to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
Law. to deprive of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.
to deprive of power, strength, or capacity; disable
to deprive of legal capacity or eligibility
1741, noun of action from incapacitate.
1650s, from incapacity + -ate. Related: Incapacitated; incapacitating.
[in-kuh-pas-i-tee] /ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪ ti/ noun 1. lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability. 2. Law. lack of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways. /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪ/ noun (pl) -ties 1. lack of power, strength, or capacity; inability 2. (law) n. 1610s, from French incapacité (16c.), from Medieval Latin incapacitatem (nominative incapacitas), […]
- Incapacity benefit
noun 1. (in Britain) a regular government payment made to people who are unable to work for an extended period through disability
/ɪnˌkæpəˈriːnə/ noun 1. a cheap high-protein food made of cottonseed, sorghum flours, maize, yeast, etc, used, esp in Latin America, to prevent protein-deficiency diseases
[in-kap-suh-leyt, -syoo-] /ɪnˈkæp səˌleɪt, -syʊ-/ verb (used with or without object), incapsulated, incapsulating. 1. . /ɪnˈkæpsjʊˌleɪt/ verb 1. a less common spelling of encapsulate