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disqualify en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪsˈkwɔləfaɪ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English qualify English disqualify From dis- + qualify.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make ineligible for something.
   • 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. […]) 2019 April 1, Megan Garber, “Biden’s ‘Affectionate’ Behavior Was an Open Secret”, in The Atlantic:
   • My age disqualifies me for the position.
   • 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: 1969, Absalom Crosem Russell, Ray Corns, Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes, with Rules of Practice, page 45:
2. (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.
   • 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. 1973, Aquatics Guide, with Official Rules and Swimming and Diving Standards:
   • A simple majority of 61 MKs will be able to do whatever it wants without any checks and balances; the Supreme Court will not be able to disqualify a law; […] 2024, David Golinkin, “The Proposed "Judicial Revolution" In Israel: What Can We Learn From Our Sources?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 256:

Forms

Deriveds

nondisqualified · undisqualified · nondisqualifying · disqualifiable

Relateds

disqualification

Translations (34)

ga dícháiligh (make ineligible) · nl diskwalificeren (make ineligible) · bg дисквалифицирам (make ineligible) · fi sulkea pois (make ineligible) · nb diskvalifisere (make ineligible) · pt desqualificar (make ineligible) · mi whakakorekore (make ineligible) · mi whakakore (make ineligible) · ca desqualificar (make ineligible) · da diskvalificere (make ineligible) · de disqualifizieren (make ineligible) · ru лиша́ть права́ (make ineligible) · ru дисквалифицировать (make ineligible) · es desclasificar (make ineligible) · es descalificar (make ineligible) · sh diskvalificirati (make ineligible) · kl ilaajunnaarsippaa (make ineligible) · ur نااہل قرار دینا (make ineligible) · pt desclassificar (make ineligible) · sv diska (make ineligible) · cmn 取消資格 /取消资格 (make ineligible) · nn diskvalifisera (make ineligible) · io nekapabligar (make ineligible) · fr disqualifier (make ineligible) · cs diskvalifikovat (make ineligible) · mi whākorekore (make ineligible) · es descualificar (make ineligible) · pl dyskwalifikować (make ineligible) · fi estää (make ineligible) · bg лишавам от права (make ineligible) · cy anghymhwyso (make ineligible) · sh diskvalifikovati (make ineligible) · sv diskvalificera (make ineligible) · it dequalificare (make ineligible)