disqualify
[verb]
Synonyms: ban, debar, declare ineligible, preclude, prohibit, rule out

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Antonyms: qualify
Contrasted words: empower, enable
Related Words: bar, bate, debar, eliminate, except, exclude, rule out, suspend

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

dis‧qual‧i‧fy /dɪsˈkwɒləfaɪ, dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ $ -ˈkwɑː-/ verb (past tense and past participle disqualified, present participle disqualifying, third person singular disqualifies) [transitive usually passive]
[Word Family: noun: qualification, disqualification, qualifier; verb: qualify, disqualify; adjective: qualified ≠ unqualified, disqualified]

1. to stop someone from taking part in an activity because they have broken a rule Synonym : ban
disqualify somebody from (doing) something
He was disqualified from driving.

2. to unfairly prevent someone from doing a job or taking part in an activity Synonym : exclude
disqualify somebody from (doing) something
a system which disqualifies the poor from education
—disqualification /dɪsˌkwɒləfəˈkeɪʃən, dɪsˌkwɒlɪfəˈkeɪʃən $ -ˌkwɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
automatic disqualification

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