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• disqualify — dis‧qual‧i‧fy [dɪsˈkwɒlfaɪ ǁ ˈkwɑː ] verb disqualified PTandPP [transitive] to officially or legally stop someone being allowed to do something, because they have done something wrong: • The General Medical Council had disqualified a doctor for… …   Financial and business terms

• disqualify — dis*qual i*fy (d[i^]s*kw[o^]l [i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disqualified} (d[i^]s*kw[o^]l [i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Disqualifying}.] 1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• disqualify — 1718 (implied in disqualified), from DIS (Cf. dis ) + QUALIFY (Cf. qualify). Related: Disqualifying …   Etymology dictionary

• disqualify — [v] be unfit for; be ineligible bar, bate, debar, disable, disenable, disentitle, disfranchise, eighty six*, except, exclude, impair, incapacitate, invalidate, nix*, not make the cut*, paralyze, preclude, prohibit, rule out, suspend, unfit,… …   New thesaurus

• disqualify — ► VERB (disqualifies, disqualified) 1) pronounce ineligible for an office or activity because of an offence or infringement. 2) (of a feature or characteristic) make unsuitable for an office or activity. DERIVATIVES disqualification noun …   English terms dictionary

• disqualify — [dis kwôl′ə fī΄, dis′kwôl′ə fī΄] vt. disqualified, disqualifying 1. to make unfit or unqualified; incapacitate 2. to make or declare ineligible; take a right or privilege away from, as of further participation in a sport, for breaking rules… …   English World dictionary

• disqualify — UK [dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ] / US [dɪsˈkwɑlɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms disqualify : present tense I/you/we/they disqualify he/she/it disqualifies present participle disqualifying past tense disqualified past participle disqualified a) …   English dictionary

• disqualify — v. (D; tr.) to disqualify from * * * [dɪs kwɒlɪfaɪ] (D; tr.) to disqualify from …   Combinatory dictionary

• disqualify — dis|qual|i|fy [dısˈkwɔlıfaı US ˈkwa: ] v past tense and past participle disqualified present participle disqualifying third person singular disqualifies [T usually passive] 1.) to stop someone from taking part in an activity because they have… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• disqualify — dis|qual|i|fy [ dıs kwalı,faı ] verb transitive often passive to not allow someone to do something because they have committed an offense: disqualify someone from doing something: He was disqualified from voting because he did not satisfy the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English