disqualify

[ dis-kwol-uh-fahy ]
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verb (used with object),dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing.
  1. to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.

  2. to deprive of legal, official, or other rights or privileges; declare ineligible or unqualified.

  1. Sports. to deprive of the right to participate in or win a contest because of a violation of the rules.

Origin of disqualify

1
First recorded in 1710–20; dis-1 + qualify

Other words from disqualify

  • dis·qual·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
  • non·dis·qual·i·fy·ing, adjective
  • un·dis·qual·i·fi·a·ble, adjective
  • un·dis·qual·i·fied, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for disqualify

disqualify

/ (dɪsˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ) /


verb-fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
  1. to make unfit or unqualified

  2. to make ineligible, as for entry to an examination

  1. to debar (a player or team) from a sporting contest

  2. to divest or deprive of rights, powers, or privileges: disqualified from driving

Derived forms of disqualify

  • disqualifiable, adjective
  • disqualification, noun
  • disqualifier, noun

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