disqualify
verb (used with object)
to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
disqualified
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past participleof disqualify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disqualify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disqualifyverb (used with object)to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
Example Sentences
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This summer, the prestigious National Taiwan University in Taipei reportedly disqualified an entrance exam candidate for cheating using AI smart glasses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The winner of a prestigious scientific photography competition has been disqualified following concerns raised by other scientists that it was fake.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Players can receive three code violations and then be disqualified if they receive another - but Medvedev's offence was serious enough to instantly default him.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Instead, Campbell had been the victim of deception perpetrated by her co-trustee, Bianka Hellmich, who was disqualified from being a charity trustee for nine years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Even a cursory look at Levene’s proposed structure for DNA disqualified it as a carrier of genetic information.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
