Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb incapacitate

2 senses of incapacitate

Sense 1
disable, disenable, incapacitate -- (make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap -- (injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident")
       => injure, wound -- (cause injuries or bodily harm to)