incapacitated
[in-kuh-pas-i-tey-tid]
- unable to act, respond, or the like (often used euphemistically when one is busy or otherwise occupied): He can't come to the phone now—he's incapacitated.
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Origin of incapacitated
incapacitate
[in-kuh-pas-i-teyt]
- to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
- Law. to deprive of the legal power to act in a specified way or ways.
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Origin of incapacitate
Synonyms
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Contemporary Examples
But when the event approached, her blood pressure had plummeted, leaving her incapacitated.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s ExLizzie Crocker
November 28, 2014
She notes that in some 70 percent of assaults categorized in the poll, alcohol was involved, and the woman was incapacitated.
Australian investigators say they believe the doomed Boeing 777 flew on autopilot and that the crew was incapacitated.
There can be no debate about the meaning of “passed out”; even “incapacitated” is fairly straightforward.
Actually, university policy states that a person cannot consent when “incapacitated.”
Historical Examples
Bell took his place; he too was suffering, but not so much as to be incapacitated.
On the incapacitated German soldier every possible care is bestowed.
England and GermanyEmile Joseph Dillon
The toil and hardship of the journey had incapacitated the others.
South American Fights and FightersCyrus Townsend Brady
The fall fractured his ankle and incapacitated him from service.
When I first saw him, he had been incapacitated from work for about a year.
The Electric BathGeorge M. Schweig
incapacitate
- to deprive of power, strength, or capacity; disable
- to deprive of legal capacity or eligibility
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Word Origin and History for incapacitated
incapacitate
v.
1650s, from incapacity + -ate. Related: Incapacitated; incapacitating.
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