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to disqualify
01
to officially take away someone's right to do something for violating a rule
Transitive: to disqualify sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
disqualify
3rd person singular
disqualifies
present participle
disqualifying
past simple
disqualified
past participle
disqualified
Examples
The swimmer was disqualified from the race for a false start.
02
to make someone or something not fit or suitable for a particular position or activity
Transitive: to disqualify sb/sth
Examples
The horse 's broken leg effectively disqualified it from future racing events that season.
Lexical Tree
disqualifying
disqualify
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