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Definitions: Incapacitated |
IncapacitatedAdjective1. Lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter". 2. Incapacitated by injury or illness. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "incapacitated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonyms: IncapacitatedSynonyms: disabled (adj), handicapped (adj), helpless (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Incapacitated |
| English words defined with "incapacitated": disabled ♦ handicapped ♦ Incapacitation, invalid ♦ malingering ♦ shut-in, skulking. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "incapacitated": domiciliary care, DREDGE MATE ♦ fishing captain ♦ historisches Monument, home care ♦ MATE, FISHING VESSEL ♦ re-education, rehabilitative medicine, rehability ♦ TUGBOAT MATE. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "incapacitated": incapacitate. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | Tourist house, Truro. The girl at the easel is a boarder. House belongs to incapacitated fisherman and railroad worker from the Cape Verde Islands. Truro, Massachusetts.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | And if any one of the five and twenty barons shall have died or departed from the land, or be incapacitated in any other manner which would prevent the foresaid provisions being carried out, those of the said twenty five barons who are left shall choose another in his place according to their own judgment, and he shall be sworn in the same way as the others. (reference) |
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Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | I called on the king, but he made me wait in his hall, and conducted like a man incapacitated for hospitality. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Generally, within 15 to 20 years after the appearance of the first symptoms, the person is confined to a wheelchair, and in later stages of the disease, individuals become completely incapacitated. (references) | |
Business | It is based on the policy that the elderly and incapacitated people should remain in their own home for as long as possible and desirable. (references) | |
Home health care is a vital part of the overall Danish health care system, and is based on the policy that the elderly and incapacitated people should remain in their own home for as long as possible. (references) | ||
Children | Bolivia | A National Committee for Incapacitated Persons oversees the law's enforcement, conducts studies, and channels and supervises programs and donations for the persons with disabilities; however, there is little information on its effectiveness. (references) |
Political Rights | Turkey | Parliament elects the President as Head of State every 7 years or when the incumbent becomes incapacitated or dies. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Incapacitated" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 50.68% of the time. "Incapacitated" is used about 73 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 50.68% | 37 | 56,631 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 31.51% | 23 | 72,767 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 15.07% | 11 | 106,044 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.74% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 73 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "incapacitated": half-incapacitated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dog incapacitated | 2 |
incapacitated | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "incapacitated"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فاقد الأهلية, مقعد (bench, chair, couch, cripple, crippled, disable, infirm, invalid, lame, seat, settee, sofa, stool). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 瘝 (inefficient), 能力 (incapacitate, incapacitating, incompetence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | endeligt uarbejdsdygtig (incapacitated from engaging in gainful employment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | arbeidsongeschikt (disabled, incapacitated from engaging in gainful employment, medically incapable of work, medically retired, unable to work through sickness or disability, unfit for work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | työkyvytön (disabled), toimintakyvytön, kykenemätön (incapable, incompetent, unable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | incapable (inadequate, incapable, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient), frappé d'incapacité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unfähig gemacht, arbeitsunfähig (disabled, non-viable, unable to work, unemployable, unfit for work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανίκανος να ασκήσει κερδοσκοπική δραστηριότητα (incapacitated from engaging in gainful employment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | inabile ad esercitare un'attivit retribuita (incapacitated from engaging in gainful employment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | incapacitateday incapaz de exercer uma actividade lucrativa (incapacitated from engaging in gainful employment). (various references) onesposobljen (disabled). (various references) incapacitado (disabled, handicapped person, helpless, incapable, lame duck). (various references) arbetsoförmögen. (various references) mahrum edilmiş, alıkoyulmuş, aciz bırakılmış. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Incapacitated" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: incapcitate. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "incapacitated" (pronounced i'nkupa"sutā'tud) |
| 7 | -s u t ā' t u d | necessitated, resuscitated. |
| 6 | -u t ā' t u d | agitated, amputated, debilitated, decapitated, facilitated, gravitated, hesitated, imitated, irritated, levitated, precipitated, premeditated, rehabilitated. |
| 5 | -t ā' t u d | devastated, dictated, mutated, orientated, overstated, rotated, understated. |
| 4 | -ā' t u d | abbreviated, abdicated, abrogated, accelerated, accentuated, acclimated, accommodated, accumulated, activated, adjudicated, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, aggravated, aggregated, alienated, alleviated, allocated, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assimilated, associated, attenuated, authenticated, automated, backdated, bifurcated, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, castigated, castrated, celebrated, chlorinated, circulated, collaborated, commemorated, communicated, compensated, complicated, concentrated, confiscated, congratulated, congregated, consecrated, consolidated, constipated, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, cooperated, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, crenelated, culminated, cultivated, deactivated, decaffeinated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, degenerated, delegated, deliberated, delineated, demonstrated, denigrated, denominated, depreciated, desegregated, designated, deteriorated, detonated, devaluated, deviated, differentiated, dilapidated, discriminated, disintegrated, disseminated, dissipated, domesticated, dominated, donated, duplicated, educated, elevated, eliminated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emulated, encapsulated, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exasperated, excavated, excommunicated, excoriated, exhilarated, exonerated, expropriated, exterminated, extrapolated, extricated, fabricated, fascinated, federated, fixated, flagellated, fluctuated, formulated, frustrated, generated, germinated, glaciated, graduated, gyrated, halogenated, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, illuminated, illustrated, immigrated, impersonated, implicated, impregnated, inactivated, inaugurated, incarcerated, incinerated, incorporated, inculcated, indicated, indoctrinated, infatuated, infiltrated, infuriated, initiated, innovated, inoculated, instigated, insulated, integrated, interpolated, interrogated, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, inundated, invalidated, investigated, invigorated, irradiated, irrigated, isolated, laminated, legislated, liberated, liquidated, litigated, located, lubricated, mandated, manipulated, marinated, masturbated, mediated, medicated, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, mitigated, moderated, motivated, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, negotiated, nominated, nonregulated, obligated, obliterated, officiated, operated, opinionated, orchestrated, originated, outdated, overestimated, overregulated, oxygenated, participated, penetrated, perforated, permeated, perpetrated, perpetuated, pollinated, pontificated, populated, predicated, predominated, prefabricated, prognosticated, proliferated, promulgated, propagated, punctuated, radiated, reactivated, reallocated, rebated, recalculated, reciprocated, recreated, redecorated, reevaluated, reformulated, refrigerated, regenerated, regulated, reincarnated, reintegrated, reinvigorated, reiterated, rejuvenated, relegated, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, replicated, repudiated, resonated, retaliated, reverberated, ruminated, salivated, saturated, segregated, separated, serrated, simulated, situated, sophisticated, speculated, stagnated, stalemated, stimulated, stipulated, subjugated, subordinated, substantiated, suffocated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, terminated, titillated, tolerated, truncated, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, uncompensated, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, underestimated, undifferentiated, uneducated, unincorporated, uninitiated, unmitigated, unregulated, unsaturated, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, venerated, ventilated. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abstracted, abutted, accented, accepted, accosted, accounted, accredited, acquainted, acquitted, acted, adapted, addicted, adjusted, admitted, adopted, affected, afflicted, affronted, airlifted, alerted, allotted, amounted, annotated, anted, appointed, arrested, assaulted, asserted, assisted, assorted, attempted, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, averted, awaited, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, catapulted, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, circuited, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collected, comforted, commented, committed, commuted, compacted, competed, complemented, completed, complimented, computed, conceited, concerted, concocted, conducted, conflicted, confronted, congested, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consented, consisted, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, contacted, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crested, crusted, darted, dated, daunted, debated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, dehydrated, dejected, deleted, delighted, delisted, demented, demoted, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, deregulated, desecrated, deserted, destructed, detected, detested, detracted, devoted, digested, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, disenchanted, disgusted, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, dissented, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, dusted, edited, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elicited, elongated, emitted, enacted, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, equated, erected, erupted, escorted, evicted, exacted, exalted, excepted, excerpted, excited, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhorted, existed, exited, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, extorted, extracted, extradited, extroverted, exulted, faceted, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, flabbergasted, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, gated, gifted, gloated, glutted, grafted, granted, grated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, halfhearted, hallucinated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, hunted, ignited, impacted, imparted, implanted, implemented, imported, imprinted, imputed, incited, indebted, indicted, indited, inducted, infected, infested, inflated, inflected, inflicted, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, injected, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instituted, instructed, insulted, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpreted, interrelated, interrupted, intersected, introverted, invented, inverted, invested, invited, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, lasted, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, listed, looted, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, manifested, marketed, masted, mated, melted, merited, meted, minted, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, modulated, molested, mounted, multifaceted, muted, nearsighted, negated, neglected, nested, netted, noted, objected, obstructed, omitted, opted, orbited, oriented, ornamented, ousted, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overrepresented, overweighted, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, perfected, permitted, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, polluted, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, predated, predicted, preempted, preexisted, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prohibited, projected, promoted, prompted, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, readjusted, readmitted, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebutted, recanted, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recruited, redacted, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, refitted, reflected, refuted, regimented, regretted, reignited, reinstated, reinstituted, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvited, rejected, related, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, rented, repainted, repeated, repented, replanted, reported, represented, reprinted, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotted, rusted, rutted, sainted, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, selected, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, sited, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sorted, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, started, stated, stilted, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, submitted, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, toasted, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unaffected, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompleted, unconnected, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, undetected, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unstated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, vented, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-c-d-e-i-i-n-p-t-t" | |
-1 letter: incapacitate. | |
-2 letters: anticipated, capacitated. | |
-3 letters: anticipate, capacitate. | |
-4 letters: acceptant, captained, patinated, tactician. | |
-5 letters: accident, actiniae, actinide, apatetic, attained, capitate, ctenidia, indicate, nictated, pancetta, patinate, pedantic, pittance. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 63 61 70 61 63 69 74 61 74 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. -.-. .- .--. .- -.-. .. - .- - . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100011 01100001 01110000 01100001 01100011 01101001 01110100 01100001 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n c a p a c i t a t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0063 0061 0070 0061 0063 0069 0074 0061 0074 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43806967826769758667867170 |
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