disqualify — dis·qual·i·fy /dis kwä lə ˌfī/ vt fied, fy·ing 1: to deprive of the required qualities, properties, or conditions a financial interest in the case that disqualified the judge 2: to deprive of a right or privilege esp. after a hearing misconduct… … Law dictionary
disqualify — dis‧qual‧i‧fy [dɪsˈkwɒlfaɪ 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
