Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To render unqualified or unfit.
- transitive verb To declare unqualified or ineligible.
- transitive verb To deprive of legal rights, powers, or privileges.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To deprive of the necessary qualifications; deprive of natural or legal power, or the qualities or rights necessary for some purpose; disable; unfit: generally with for, sometimes with from: as, ill health disqualifies the body for labor and the mind for study; a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man for being a witness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with
for orfrom before the purpose, state, or act. - transitive verb To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To make
ineligible for something, by the explicit revocation of a previousqualification .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make unfit or unsuitable
- verb declare unfit
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Examples
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"The Republican requirements also disqualify from the program homeowners with an annual income of more than $250,000 from the program."
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Should her last name disqualify Chelsea Clinton from running for office someday if she chooses to do so?
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Is it real America or does that community's name disqualify the Brazilians of the Mississippi Delta?
Burns Strider: Just When You Thought You Were American -- Conservatives Say Not So Fast 2008
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Since it was a political junket, I'd say its quite cheeky for him to claim himself a former astronaut, but then again I don't think you'd want to 'disqualify' all Payload Specialists from being called astronauts.
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On the other hand, McKinnon states that he didn't want to be a part of what would be the only strategy that was likely to work: to "disqualify" Obama.
Mark McKinnon Dissents a Bit, But Also Defends Steve Schmidt - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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McCain will also try to "disqualify" you as an effective CinC given your lack of military service.
Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Debate Prep #1: On Guard Against McCain 2008
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The prime minister's strategy is clear, says Patrick Devedjian, a close Sarkozy adviser: to "disqualify" his rival as an unrealistic economic "ultraliberal" whose radicalism might prove dangerous.
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Senate confirmation hearings for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in 1990, Alito promised in writing that he would "disqualify" himself from cases involving companies he had a financial interest in, naming Smith Barney and Vanguard mutual funds.
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The only thing that would "disqualify" Romney, or anyone else, from the GOP nomination is less primary votes than at least one other person.
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How to avoid a psychotic relationship before it even gets started (Very few men know this secret, but it can save you a ton of misery-imagine, being able to "disqualify" a potential stalker, bitch, or gold digger 15 minutes after you meet her, not six months later)
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