"decapacitate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːkəˈpæsɪteɪt/ [UK] Forms: decapacitates [present, singular, third-person], decapacitating [participle, present], decapacitated [participle, past], decapacitated [past]
Etymology: From de- + capacitate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|capacitate}} de- + capacitate Head templates: {{en-verb}} decapacitate (third-person singular simple present decapacitates, present participle decapacitating, simple past and past participle decapacitated)
  1. To reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.

Inflected forms

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