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disable
To render unable; to take away an ability of.
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  1. To render unable; to take away an ability of.
  2. To deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device.
  3. (Chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
hinder
To delay action; be a hindrance
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  1. To delay action; be a hindrance
  2. To obstruct or delay the progress of:
  3. To keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop
undermine
To wear away and weaken the supports of
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  1. To wear away and weaken the supports of
  2. To injure, weaken, or impair, esp. by subtle, stealthy, or insidious means
  3. To dig beneath; excavate ground from under, so as to form a tunnel or mine
cripple
To disable, damage, or impair the functioning of:
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  1. To disable, damage, or impair the functioning of:
  2. To make unable or unfit to act, function effectively, etc.; disable
  3. To cause to lose the use of a limb or limbs.
disable
To render unable; to take away an ability of.
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  1. To render unable; to take away an ability of.
  2. (Chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
  3. To deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device.
immobilize
To prevent the movement of (a limb or joint) with splints or a cast
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  1. To prevent the movement of (a limb or joint) with splints or a cast
  2. To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
  3. To impede movement or use of:
paralyze
To make unable to move or act:
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  1. To make unable to move or act:
  2. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic.
Find another word for incapacitate. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for incapacitate, like: disable, hinder, undermine, damage, hurt, weaken, cripple, disable, immobilize, knock out and paralyze.

Sentence Examples

  • Chances are he used your blood to incapacitate Damian.

  • It should be remembered that a single complete defoliation of a herbaceous annual may so incapacitate the assimilation that no stores are available for seeds, tubers, &c., for another year, or at most so little that feeble plants only come up. In the case of a tree matters run somewhat differently; most large trees in full foliage have far more assimilatory surface than is immediately necessary, and if the injury is confined to a single year it may be a small event in the life of the tree, but if repeated the cambium, bud-stores and fruiting may all suffer.

  • Sure, a few gunshots may incapacitate zombies, but removing their heads is the best way to go.

  • That black gunk is lethal, and ought to incapacitate anybody.

  • If the power of the mind could be harnessed, investigators speculated that it might be possible to incapacitate a foreign leader or even an enemy army.

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