disqualify
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- Scrabble points
- 26
- Words With Friends
- 27
- Letters
- 10
/dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/(UK)
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/dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/(UK) · /dɪsˈkwɔləfaɪ/(US)
Definition of disqualify
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To make ineligible for something.
“My age disqualifies me for the position.”
“A Kentucky salvage certificate of title may be issued from an out-of-state junking certificate or other ownership document bearing a designation of "junk," "unrebuildable,” or other similar classification that disqualifies the vehicle from being titled for use on the highway in that state with the following provisions:”
“It certainly does not follow that the women’s accusations would disqualify Biden from the presidency; one could point out, fairly, that Biden has behaved this way with men as well. (“Joe Biden doesn’t just meet you, he engulfs you,” Mark Bowden wrote in The Atlantic in 2010, generalizing the notion of Bidenian affection. […])”
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verb
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(transitive)To make ineligible for something.
“My age disqualifies me for the position.”
“A Kentucky salvage certificate of title may be issued from an out-of-state junking certificate or other ownership document bearing a designation of "junk," "unrebuildable,” or other similar classification that disqualifies the vehicle from being titled for use on the highway in that state with the following provisions:”
“It certainly does not follow that the women’s accusations would disqualify Biden from the presidency; one could point out, fairly, that Biden has behaved this way with men as well. (“Joe Biden doesn’t just meet you, he engulfs you,” Mark Bowden wrote in The Atlantic in 2010, generalizing the notion of Bidenian affection. […])”
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(transitive)To exclude from consideration by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.
“The athlete was disqualified after performance-enhancing drugs were found in his hotel room.”
“If the disqualifications leave a vacancy for the full complement of finalists, swim-offs shall be continued among the disqualified swimmers until a full complement of finalists is assured.”
“A simple majority of 61 MKs will be able to do whatever it wants without any checks and balances; the Supreme Court will not be able to disqualify a law; […]”
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Etymology
From dis- + qualify.
Words you can make from disqualify
147 playable · top: LIQUIFY (22 pts)
Best play liquify 22 points7-letter words
5 words6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
29 words- QUAYS 17 pts
- QADIS 15 pts
- QAIDS 15 pts
- QUADS 15 pts
- QUIDS 15 pts
- SQUAD 15 pts
- SQUID 15 pts
- QUAIL 14 pts
- QUAIS 14 pts
- QUASI 14 pts
- FLAYS 11 pts
- DAILY 9 pts
- DAISY 9 pts
- FAULD 9 pts
- FLUID 9 pts
- IDYLS 9 pts
- SADLY 9 pts
- SAYID 9 pts
- YAUDS 9 pts
- YAULD 9 pts
- ALIFS 8 pts
- FAILS 8 pts
- FUSIL 8 pts
- SULFA 8 pts
- DIALS 6 pts
- DUALS 6 pts
- DULIA 6 pts
- ILIAD 6 pts
- LAUDS 6 pts
4-letter words
48 words- QUAY 16 pts
- QADI 14 pts
- QAID 14 pts
- QUAD 14 pts
- QUID 14 pts
- QUAI 13 pts
- FAYS 10 pts
- FLAY 10 pts
- DAYS 8 pts
- DIFS 8 pts
- DULY 8 pts
- FADS 8 pts
- FIDS 8 pts
- FUDS 8 pts
- IDLY 8 pts
- IDYL 8 pts
- LADY 8 pts
- YALD 8 pts
- YAUD 8 pts
- ALIF 7 pts
- FAIL 7 pts
- FILA 7 pts
- FILS 7 pts
- FLUS 7 pts
- LAYS 7 pts
- SLAY 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- AIDS 5 pts
- AULD 5 pts
- DAIS 5 pts
- DALS 5 pts
- DIAL 5 pts
- DUAL 5 pts
- LADS 5 pts
- LAID 5 pts
- LAUD 5 pts
- LIDS 5 pts
- LUDS 5 pts
- SADI 5 pts
- SAID 5 pts
- SILD 5 pts
- SLID 5 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SAUL 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
3-letter words
37 words- QIS 12 pts
- QUA 12 pts
- SUQ 12 pts
- FAY 9 pts
- FLY 9 pts
- DAY 7 pts
- DIF 7 pts
- FAD 7 pts
- FID 7 pts
- FUD 7 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- FAS 6 pts
- FIL 6 pts
- FLU 6 pts
- IFS 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- ADS 4 pts
- AID 4 pts
- DAL 4 pts
- DAS 4 pts
- DIS 4 pts
- DUI 4 pts
- IDS 4 pts
- LAD 4 pts
- LID 4 pts
- LUD 4 pts
- SAD 4 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SAU 3 pts
2-letter words
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