incapacitate

[US]/ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
[UK]/ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. renda uwe uwezo wa kufanya kazi; fanya uwe usiofaa.
Word Forms
Past Tenseincapacitated
Third Person Singularincapacitates
Past Participleincapacitated
Present Participleincapacitating

Example Sentences

he was incapacitated by a heart attack.

Alikamatwa na mlipuko wa moyo.

By this time my father was totally incapacitated by his illness.

Hadi wakati huo, baba yangu alikuwa amekamatwa kabisa na ugonjwa wake.

The police used a stun gun to incapacitate the criminal.

Polisi walitumia silaha ya umeme ili kumkamatia mtenda dhambi.

The tranquilizer dart was used to incapacitate the wild animal.

Mshale wa kupumzisha ulitumika kumkamatia mnyama wa pori.

A blow to the head can incapacitate a person.

Mgongano kwenye kichwa unaweza kumkamatia mtu.

The virus can incapacitate the body's immune system.

Virusi inaweza kumkamatia mfumo wa kinga wa mwili.

A severe injury can incapacitate a professional athlete.

Jeraha kali linaweza kumkamatia mwanariadha wa kitaalam.

The hacker launched a cyber attack to incapacitate the company's website.

Hakia alipiga shambulizi la kidijitali ili kumkamatia tovuti ya kampuni.

The poison in the dart was meant to incapacitate the target.

Msumu uliokuwa kwenye mshale ulikuwa umetengenezwa kumkamatia lengo.

The earthquake caused buildings to collapse and incapacitate the city.

Mvuto wa ardhi ulisababisha majengo kushuka na kumkamatia mji.

The malfunctioning equipment could incapacitate the entire production line.

Vifaa vilivyofanya kazi vibaya vinaweza kumkamatia mstari mzima wa uzalishaji.

A power outage can incapacitate essential services in a city.

Kukosekana kwa umeme kunaweza kumkamatia huduma muhimu katika mji.

Real-world Examples

The first step is determining that he is incapacitated.

Hatua ya kwanza ni kutambua kuwa hajawahi kuwa na ulemavu.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

Decision making benefits including the right to make medical decisions if your spouse is incapacitated.

Faida za kufanya maamuzi ikijumuisha haki ya kufanya maamuzi ya matibabu ikiwa mwenzi wako hajawahi kuwa na ulemavu.

Source: Listening Digest

Shut up! I commanded the voice before terror could incapacitate me.

Amka! Niliamuru sauti kabla ya hofu ingeweza kunichukua.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Any vampire within a 5-block radius will be incapacitated, exposing them.

Vampira yoyote ndani ya kipenyo cha mita 5 itachukuliwa, ikawa na wazi.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Four is absolutely excruciating the debilitating, incapacitating, just shut you down, just absolute sheer pain.

Nne ni dhahabu kabisa, inapunguza nguvu, inapunguza nguvu, inakufunga tu, ni maumivu yote.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

Pierpont was incapacitated by a devastating bout with Rheumatic Fever.

Pierpont alikumbana na maumivu makubwa ya Kureumatiki.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

The creature hisses as it attacks, and uses its venomous breath to incapacitate its prey.

Mnyama hufurika wakati unapokumbana, na kutumia pumzi yake ya sumu kunyonya mnyama wake.

Source: Learn English with Matthew.

Decades later, President James Garfield was shot and lingered incapacitated for more than two months.

Mwaka mwingine, Rais James Garfield alipigwa risasi na alibaki amechukuliwa kwa zaidi ya miezi miwili.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

So you're sick, or you're incapacitated, you're unable to swap your time for money.

Kwa hiyo, uko na magonjwa, au uko na ulemavu, huwezi kubadilisha muda wako kwa pesa.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

So you're sick, or you're incapacitated, you're unable tot swap your time for money.

Kwa hiyo, uko na magonjwa, au uko na ulemavu, huwezi kubadilisha muda wako kwa pesa.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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