History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
cripple

a person unable to walk or move properly because of injury or weakness in the spine or legs

disable; make lame

crippling

causing severe weakness

disable; make lame

deaden

to cause (feelings, sound etc) to lose strength, brightness

diminish, muffle, quiet

disable

to make (a person) unable to do something, especially take away the power of using the limbs, or of seeing or hearing

render inoperative; cripple

disarm

to take away weapons and other means of attack from (a person)

render defenceless

disfranchise

to take away the right of (a person) to send a representative to parliament or the right to vote for a parliamentary representative

be unfit for; be ineligible

disqualify

to state a person as unsuitable or unable

be unfit for; be ineligible

enervate

to cause (a person) to lose physical or moral strength

tire, wear out

enervating

enervate, the continuous state of it

tire, wear out

immobilize

to make (a person, thing) immobile

disable

maim

to wound or injure (a person) so that some part of the body is useless

cripple, put out of action

paralyse

to affect (a person, animal) with paralysis; to make (a person, animal) helpless

immobilize

INCAPACITATE as in Wiktionary
INCAPACITATE as in Wikipedia