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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DISQUALIFYING, ppr. Rendering unfit; disabling.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
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1: depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; "certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship" [syn: disabling, disqualifying] [ant: enabling]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Disqualify Dis*qual"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disqualified; p. pr. & vb. n. Disqualifying.] 1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for or from before the purpose, state, or act. My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my deafness. --Swift. Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society. --Southey. 2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness.
