English verb: disqualify | |||
1. | disqualify (change) make unfit or unsuitable | ||
Samples | Your income disqualifies you. | ||
Synonyms | indispose, unfit | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Antonyms | qualify, dispose | ||
2. | disqualify (communication) declare unfit | ||
Samples | She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | judge, label, pronounce | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | disbar, recuse | ||
Antonyms | qualify | ||