incapacitate

🇺🇸 /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
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Difficulty
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verb
R

to prevent someone or something from functioning properly

The accident incapacitated the driver, preventing him from working for several months.

translation

v. to prevent someone or something from functioning properly

Word Forms

3rd Present incapacitates
Past incapacitated
Perfect incapacitated
Progressive incapacitating