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disqualify

[ dis-kwol-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

disqualified, disqualifying.
  1. to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
  2. to deprive of legal, official, or other rights or privileges; declare ineligible or unqualified.
  3. Sports. to deprive of the right to participate in or win a contest because of a violation of the rules.


disqualify

/ ɪˈɒɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. to make unfit or unqualified
  2. to make ineligible, as for entry to an examination
  3. to debar (a player or team) from a sporting contest
  4. to divest or deprive of rights, powers, or privileges

    disqualified from driving

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈܲˌھ, noun
  • 徱ˌܲھˈپDz, noun
  • 徱ˈܲˌھ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·ܲi·ھa· adjective
  • ԴDzd·ܲi·ڲiԲ adjective
  • un徱·ܲi·ھa· adjective
  • ܲd·ܲi·ھ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disqualify1

First recorded in 1710–20; dis- 1 + qualify
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Example Sentences

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However, losing a nomination doesn't mean an artist is disqualified from future ceremonies.

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His party has been disqualified from the elections and he has been in detention for the past two weeks.

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In addition to his jail term, Loy was also disqualified from driving for eight years and ordered to sit an extended test before he is able to drive again.

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There is also the Green Party, which was disqualified at the last minute from the debate for not running enough candidates.

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In a last-minute decision by the debate commission, it was disqualified for failing to meet the criteria by not endorsing candidates in at least 90% of Canada's federal ridings, or constituencies.

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