The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INCAPACITATED
helpless, incapacitated
(adjective) lacking in or deprived of strength or power; “lying ill and helpless”; “helpless with laughter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
incapacitated
simple past tense of incapacitate
Adjective
incapacitated (comparative more incapacitated, superlative most incapacitated)
Rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action.
Source: Wiktionary
INCAPACITATE
In`ca*pac"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incapacitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incapacitating.] Etym: [Pref. in- not + capacitate.]
1. To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age incapacitated him for war.
2. (Law)
Definition: To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or of ability or competency for the performance of certain civil acts; to disqualify. It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank, office, function, or property. Milman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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