incapacitate

/ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/

in·cap·ACPI·tate AW

BrE /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/

NAmE /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/

[usually passive]

~ sb/sth

(formal)

to make sb/sth unable to live or work normally