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to incapacitate
01
to make something unable to work properly
Transitive: to incapacitate a system
Examples
The power outage incapacitated the entire building, rendering all electronic devices and equipment non-functional.
The financial crisis incapacitated the company, leaving it unable to meet its financial obligations.
1.1
to injure or weaken someone in a way that one cannot live normally
Transitive: to incapacitate a person or their body parts
Examples
The spinal cord injury incapacitated him, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
A fall from the ladder incapacitated the worker, resulting in a lasting head trauma.
1.2
to take away someone's ability to make their own decisions through a court order because they have a physical or mental problem
Transitive: to incapacitate sb
Examples
The court ruled to incapacitate the elderly woman due to her advanced dementia.
After a severe head injury, the court decided to incapacitate the patient temporarily until they regained cognitive function.
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