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Handicap

Hand′i-cap

,

Verb.

T.

[

imp. & p. p.

Handicapped

(-kăpt)

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Handicapping

.]

To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage;

as, the candidate was heavily

handicapped

.