incapacitar

to incapacitate, to disable

verb een-kah-pah-see-TAHR Rare

Usage Note

Incapacitar means to render someone legally or physically unable to act. In legal contexts it refers to declaring a person legally incompetent (incapacitar judicialmente), while in medical contexts it describes a condition that prevents someone from working or functioning normally. The related noun is incapacitación and the adjective incapacitado (disabled, incapacitated).

Examples

"La lesión lo incapacitó para trabajar."

Natural Translation

The injury incapacitated him for work.

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