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Incapacitate

To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war.

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Injure 76% connected

To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Wound 76% connected

of Wind

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Confine 76% connected

To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Constrain 76% connected

To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

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Hock 76% connected

A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Pinion 76% connected

A moth of the genus Lithophane, as L. antennata, whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples.

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Restrain 76% connected

To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress…

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Synonym 4

Disable 92% connected

Lacking ability; unable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Disenable 92% connected

To disable; to disqualify.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Handicap 92% connected

An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Invalid 92% connected

Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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