render sb incapable
Frequency: 5.03.5 per million words
A more formal way to say 'make sb incapable'.
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- A debilitating illness can render a person incapable of performing daily tasks.
- The sheer terror seemed to render him incapable of uttering a single word.
- Overwhelming anxiety can render individuals incapable of making rational decisions.
- The shock of the discovery might render her temporarily incapable of taking any action.
- His deep-seated prejudice tends to render him incapable of seeing other perspectives.
- The devastating news rendered them completely incapable of comprehending the situation.
- Strong sedatives are designed to render patients incapable of feeling pain or fear.
- The legal technicalities threatened to render the defendant incapable of representing himself effectively.
- Extreme fatigue can render anyone incapable of sustained concentration.
- A sudden blow to the head could render an athlete incapable of continuing the game.