Decapacitate vs. Incapacitate

Decapacitateverb

To reduce something's or someone's capability to do something.

Incapacitateverb

(transitive) to make incapable (of doing something)

Incapacitateverb

To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war.

Incapacitateverb

To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify.

Incapacitateverb

make unable to perform a certain action;

Incapacitateverb

injure permanently;

Incapacitateverb

prevent from functioning in a normal way

Incapacitateverb

deprive (someone) of their legal capacity.