Definition
To reduce or remove someone's capacity or ability to do something; to incapacitate.
Etymology
From 'dis-' plus 'capacitate' (to give capacity), which derives from Latin 'capacitas' (ability to hold). This formation parallels 'incapacitate' but uses the 'dis-' prefix instead.
Kelly Says
This is a 'ghost word'—it follows perfect English rules and means something perfectly clear, but it barely exists in actual usage because 'incapacitate' already fills that role, showing how language has duplicates that never both succeed.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অক্ষম করা
ok-sham kor-a
CACatalà
invalidar
in-va-li-dar
CSČeština
postihnout
pos-ti-h-nout
DADansk
invalidere
in-va-li-de-re
DEDeutsch
behindern
be-hin-dern
ELΕλληνικά
αδυναμία
a-di-na-mi-a
ESEspañol
discapacitar
dis-ka-pa-si-ta-ar
FISuomi
vammauttaa
vam-maut-taa
FRFrançais
handicaper
a-n-di-ka-pe-r
GUGU
શક્તિહીન બનાવવું
shak-ti-heen ba-na-v-vu
HIहिन्दी
अक्षम करना
ak-sham kar-na
HUMagyar
sérültet
se-rül-tet
IDBahasa Indonesia
melumpuhkan
mel-um-puh-kan
ITItaliano
invalidare
in-va-li-da-re
KMKM
អនុញ្ញាត
a-nu-ny-a-t
KO한국어
장애시키다
jang-ae-si-ki-da
MRMR
शक्तिशून्य करणे
shak-ti-shoon-ya kar-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
mencacat
men-ca-cat
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pya-ng-la-e
NLNederlands
invalideren
in-va-li-de-ren
NONorsk
invalidere
in-va-li-de-re
PLPolski
osłabić
o-s-wa-bi-ec
PTPortuguês
incapacitar
in-ka-pa-si-ta-r
RORomână
împiedica
im-pee-di-ca
RUРусский
ограничить
o-gri-nit
SVSvenska
nedsätta
ned-set-ta
SWKiswahili
kuzuia
ku-zu-ia
TAதமிழ்
மனநிலை குறைக்க
ma-na-ni-lai ku-rai-kka
TEతెలుగు
లక్ష్యం తగ్గించండి
lak-shyam tag-gin-chan-di
THไทย
ทำให้พิการ
thame-hae pi-kan
TRTürkçe
engelli bırakmak
en-gel-li bi-rak-mak
UKУкраїнська
позбавити
poz-ba-vy-ty
URاردو
بیمار بنانا
bee-mar ban-na
VITiếng Việt
làm tê liệt
lam te liet