Synonyms for incapacitate
ˌɪn kəˈpæs ɪˌteɪtin·ca·pac·i·tate

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1. disable, disenable, incapacitateverb

   make unable to perform a certain action

   "disable this command on your computer"

   Synonyms:
   handicap, disable, disenable, invalid

2. disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicapverb

   injure permanently

   "He was disabled in a car accident"

   Synonyms:
   handicap, disable, disenable, hamper, invalid, hinder

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1. • Change
   • Injure

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1. incapacitateverb

   Synonyms:
   disable, make incapable

2. incapacitateverb

   Synonyms:
   disqualify, unfit, make unfit

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1. List of paraphrases for "incapacitate":

   neutralize, neutralise

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How to use incapacitate in a sentence?

1. The CIA Polymeropolous:

   There'sconventional wisdom that this is a portable weapon, a microwave weapon that we knew the Soviet Union and the Russians certainly developed and tested for a long time. And it's designed to incapacitate.I mean, it's pretty insidious because it also doesn't leave any kind of open scars or wounds, it's a terror weapon that I think the Russians, in my view, have employed. And they've done so to very good effect because it's caused a great deal of worry and fear among the US diplomatic community. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The majority of senior US government officials, including the intelligence community, believe it's the Russians.

2. Vappala Balachandran:

   First baton charge, then tear gas and when everything fails, firing. The constables have to squat on the ground placing one knee on the floor, take aim on the legs to incapacitate the rioters and fire.