Past tense of incapacitate
regular verb
The past tense of incapacitate is incapacitated. The past participle is also incapacitated.
Forms of incapacitate
| Base form (V1) | incapacitate /ˌɪn.kəˈpæ.sɪ.teɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | incapacitated |
| Past participle (V3) | incapacitated |
| Present participle | incapacitating |
| Third person singular | incapacitates |
Incapacitated in a sentence
- The police officer was incapacitated by a blow to the head.
- I am incapacitated by rheumatism and other ills.From the entry ill
- The hull breach incapacitated the ship.From the entry hull breach
- The terrific seven-grain bread here is the kryptonite of restaurant reviewers: two mini-loaves and you are incapacitated.1991 October 25, Bryan Miller, “Restaurants: John Clancy's”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2021. From the entry kryptonite
- What is to be done with those who are incapacitated by sickness, invalidcy or old age?1912, National Safety Council, Transactions, volumes 1-3, page 180. From the entry invalidcy
Meaning of incapacitate
- verb To make someone or something incapable of doing something; to disable.
- verb To imprison a potential offender and thereby prevent them from offending.
- verb To make someone ineligible; to disqualify.
Questions about the past tense of incapacitate
- What is the past tense of incapacitate?
- The past tense of incapacitate is incapacitated.
- What is the past participle of incapacitate?
- The past participle of incapacitate is incapacitated.
- Is incapacitate a regular or irregular verb?
- Incapacitate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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