incapacitate (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.kəˈpæs.ɪ.teɪt/
Definition
To make someone unable to act, move, or function normally, usually because of injury, illness, or a drug.
Examples
The accident left him temporarily incapacitated.
The powerful sedative was used to incapacitate the patient during surgery.
Heavy smoke from the fire incapacitated several people before they could escape.
How to Use incapacitate
- incapacitate by (prepositional phrase)
- To make unable to function due to a specific cause. — "The flu incapacitated her by causing extreme fatigue."
- incapacitate someone (collocation)
- To make a person unable to function. — "The tranquilizer was designed to incapacitate the suspect."
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