handicap:
to assess the relative winning chances of contestants or the likely winner of a contest
(Verb)
Example Sentences:
Ramayana: Before the war, whenever Ravana handicapped Rama’s army, he dismissed it as a mere bunch of monkeys.
Mahabharata: While forming the chakravyuha and handicapping the Pandava warriors who could break it, the Kauravas hadn’t considered Abhimanyu a major threat.
Bhagavad-gita: In the first ten verses of the first chapter of the Gita, Duryodhana handicaps the two armies and tries to reassure his general, his soldiers and himself