DISQUALIFY


Meaning of DISQUALIFY in English

— disqualifiable , adj.

/dis kwol"euh fuy'/ , v.t., 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.

[ 1710-20; DIS- 1 + QUALIFY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .