disqualify

Verb

disqualify (third-person singular simple present disqualifies, present participle disqualifying, simple past and past participle disqualified)

1. (transitive) To make ineligible for something.
   • My age disqualifies me for the position.
   • A Kentucky salvage certificate of title may be issued from an out-of-state junking certificate or other ownership document bearing a designation of "junk," "unrebuildable,” or other similar classification that disqualifies the vehicle from being titled for use on the highway in that state with the...1969, Absalom Crosem Russell, Ray Corns, Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes, with Rules of Practice, page 45
2. (transitive) To exclude from consideration by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.
   • The athlete was disqualified after performance-enhancing drugs were found in his hotel room.
   • If the disqualifications leave a vacancy for the full complement of finalists, swim-offs shall be continued among the disqualified swimmers until a full complement of finalists is assured.1973, Aquatics Guide, with Official Rules and Swimming and Diving Standards