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Definition/Meaning

(verb)

immobilize or disable; to prevent from functioning normally;

e.g. He didn't realize that a twisted ankle could incapacitate him.

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Similar Words

Cripple

Disable

Hamstring

Immobilize

Kneecap

Lame

Maim

Mutilate

Mutilation

Paralyze

Prostrate

Sensitize

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Opposite Words

Anneal

Cure

Doctor

Empower

Energize

Fix

Fortify

Freshen

Galvanize

Harden

Heal

Indurate

Inure

Invigorate

Mend

Patch

Refresh

Refreshen

Regenerate

Rehabilitate

Rejuvenate

Remedy

Renew

Repair

Restore

Revitalize

Revive

Season

Steel

Strengthen

Toughen

Vitalize

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Related Words

Attenuate

Bang

Bash

Batter

Beat

Belt

Bludgeon

Box

Break

Bruise

Buffet

Damage

Debilitate

Devitalize

Disfigure

Dismember

Drub

Enervate

Enfeeble

Etiolate

Flog

Gore

Hammer

Hamstring

Harm

Hit

Hobble

Hurt

Impair

Injure

Kill

Kneecap

Lace

Lacerate

Lambaste

Lame

Lash

Lick

Maim

Mangle

Maul

Murder

Mutilate

Paralyze

Paste

Pelt

Pommel

Pound

Prostrate

Pummel

Punch

Sap

Scar

Slap

Smack

Smash

Sock

Soften

Spank

Swat

Swipe

Thrash

Thump

Thwack

Tire

Torment

Torture

Undercut

Undermine

Wallop

Waste

Weaken

Whack

Whip

Wing

Wound

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