| English verb: incapacitate | |||
| 1. | incapacitate (change) make unable to perform a certain action | ||
| Samples | Disable this command on your computer. | ||
| Synonyms | disable, disenable | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | confine, hold, lay up, nobble, pinion, restrain | ||
| Antonyms | enable | ||
| 2. | incapacitate (body) injure permanently | ||
| Samples | He was disabled in a car accident. | ||
| Synonyms | disable, handicap, invalid | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | injure, wound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hock | ||