disqualify
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[edit]disqualify (third-person singular simple present disqualifies, present participle disqualifying, simple past and past participle disqualified)
- (transitive) To make ineligible for something.
- My age disqualifies me for the position.
- 1969, Absalom Crosem Russell, Ray Corns, Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes, with Rules of Practice, page 45:
- A Kentucky salvage certificate of title may be issued from an out-of-state junking certificate or other ownership document bearing a designation of "junk," "unrebuildable,” or other similar classification that disqualifies the vehicle from being titled for use on the highway in that state with the following provisions:
- 2019 April 1, Megan Garber, “Biden’s ‘Affectionate’ Behavior Was an Open Secret”, in The Atlantic[1]:
- It certainly does not follow that the women’s accusations would disqualify Biden from the presidency; one could point out, fairly, that Biden has behaved this way with men as well. (“Joe Biden doesn’t just meet you, he engulfs you,” Mark Bowden wrote in The Atlantic in 2010, generalizing the notion of Bidenian affection. […] )
- (transitive) To exclude from consideration by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.
- The athlete was disqualified after performance-enhancing drugs were found in his hotel room.
- 1973, Aquatics Guide, with Official Rules and Swimming and Diving Standards:
- If the disqualifications leave a vacancy for the full complement of finalists, swim-offs shall be continued among the disqualified swimmers until a full complement of finalists is assured.
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[edit]make ineligible
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