handicap:

to assess the relative winning chances of contestants or the likely winner of a contest

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