disqualify

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/

Verb

disqualify (disqualifies, present participle disqualifying; past and past participle disqualified)

1. (transitive) To make ineligible for something.

   My age disqualifies me for the position.

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.

Related terms

• disqualification

Translations

• French: disqualifier
• Italian: dequalificare
• Portuguese: desqualificar
• Russian: дисквалифицировать
• Spanish: descalificar

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