Definition of "incapacitate" [in•ca•pac•i•tate]

• To deprive of strength or ability; disable. (verb-transitive)
• To make legally ineligible; disqualify. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Oh, and in case anyone's wondering about why we would need to "incapacitate" this monster Padilla, soviet style:"
• "His superiors used words such as incapacitate and immobilize."
• "The government had no reason to believe the SAPS would in any way "incapacitate" the Attorney-General in the discharge of his duty."