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disqualify
[ dis-kwol-uh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
- to deprive of legal, official, or other rights or privileges; declare ineligible or unqualified.
- Sports. to deprive of the right to participate in or win a contest because of a violation of the rules.
disqualify
/ ɪˈɒɪˌڲɪ /
verb
- to make unfit or unqualified
- to make ineligible, as for entry to an examination
- to debar (a player or team) from a sporting contest
- to divest or deprive of rights, powers, or privileges
disqualified from driving
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈܲˌھ, noun
- 徱ˌܲھˈپDz, noun
- 徱ˈܲˌھ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱·ܲi·ھa· adjective
- ԴDzd·ܲi·ڲiԲ adjective
- un徱·ܲi·ھa· adjective
- ܲd·ܲi·ھ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of disqualify1
Example Sentences
It was initially disqualified from the drama festival under unclear circumstances, but a High Court ruling overturned the decision and ordered it to be included.
If the numbers didn’t match, the ballot would be disqualified.
It should go without saying that manipulating access to Social Security as a political retaliation should be a disqualifying action for any official at Social Security.
In other words, plenty of people who like her as a politician also think it reasonable that her crimes should disqualify her from running for office.
The dog was destroyed on the same day and, in November, its owner was given a 26-week suspended prison sentence, a 12-month community order and disqualified from keeping dogs for five years.
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