اعجزهُ

He found him to be without strength, or power, or ability; to be unable, or impotent. (S, O, Msb, K.)

He, or it, made him to be (جَعَلَهُ) without strength or power or ability, to be unable, or impotent; disabled him; or incapacitated him; as also ↓ عاجزهُ. (B, TA.) [For an illustration of the latter verb, see its act. particle n., below: and compare 2, in a sense given above from the Msb. You say, اعجزهُ عَنِ الأَمْرِ He, or it, rendered him unable to do, effect, accomplish, achieve, attain, or compass, the affair.]

He, or it, rendered him (صَيَّرَهُ) unable (TS, K, TA) to attain, or overtake, him: (TS, TA:)

and [thus, by an inversion, it also signifies] he was unable to reach, or overtake, him. (Lth, TA.)

[It frustrated his power or ability, or his skill, or endeavours.]

It escaped him, so that he was unable to attain it, or to do it, or to accomplish it: (S, O, Msb, K:) and simply, he was unable to attain it, or to do it, or to accomplish it. (TA.)

See also 3.