incapacitate
verb (used with object)
to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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The side-effects were incapacitating and, besides, we enjoyed our relationship as it was.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2019