incapacitate

/ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/ verb [T] formal

Translation

› to make someone too ill or weak to work or do things normally

iş yapamaz hâle getirmek, aciz bırakmak, felç etmek, aciz kalmak

[often passive] He was incapacitated by illness.2094

incapacity

/ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti/ noun [U] › when you cannot do something because you do not have the ability or you are too weak

yetersizlik, acz, iş görememezlik

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(Definition of incapacitate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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