A word to describe the action of rendering a harmful person powerless?

Question

I'm looking for a word to describe rendering a person powerless, for example somebody who is causing some grief to a group, and you are able to say something that destroys their argument and leaves them without a leg to stand on. An example sentence would be: > "I _____ed him by expertly destroying his faulty logic". I feel the word is on the tip of my tongue but I cannot place it.

Answer 1

Here are a few possibilities:

Admonished

Berated

Condemned

Castigated

Chastised

Corrected

Discredited

Denounced

Lambasted

Rebuked

Reproached

Reprimanded

I hope at least one of those was helpful! Please feel free to message me should you have any additional questions.