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Definition of handicap verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

handicap

verb

NAmE//ˈhændiˌkæp//

[usually passive] handicap somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they handicap

he / she / it handicaps

past simple handicapped

-ing form handicapping

to make something more difficult for someone to do The runners were handicapped by the strong wind.

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