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    disqualify
    dis‧qual‧i‧fy /dɪsˈkwɒləfaɪ, dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ $ -ˈkwɑː-/ verb (past tense and past participle disqualified, present participle disqualifying, third person singular disqualifies) [transitive usually passive]
     Word Family: noun: qualification, disqualification, qualifier; verb: qualify, disqualify; adjective: qualified ≠ unqualified, disqualified
    1. to stop someone from taking part in an activity because they have broken a rule
       SYN  ban
        disqualify somebody from (doing) something
        He was disqualified from driving.
    2. to unfairly prevent someone from doing a job or taking part in an activity
       SYN  exclude
        disqualify somebody from (doing) something
        a system which disqualifies the poor from education
    —disqualification /dɪsˌkwɒləfəˈkeɪʃən, dɪsˌkwɒlɪfəˈkeɪʃən $ -ˌkwɑː-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
        automatic disqualification