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dis·a·ble

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–verb (used with object), -bled, -bling.

1.	to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; cripple; incapacitate: He was disabled by blindness.

2.	to make legally incapable; disqualify.

[Origin: 1475–85; dis-¹ + able

]

—Related forms

dis·a·ble·ment, noun

dis·a·bler, noun

—Synonyms 1. enfeeble, paralyze. See cripple.

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dis·a·ble Audio Help (dĭs-ā'bəl) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. dis·a·bled, dis·a·bling, dis·a·bles

To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.
Law To render legally disqualified.

dis·a'ble·ment n., dis·a'bling adj., dis·a'bling·ly adv.

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1444, from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + pp. of ablen (v.) "to make fit."

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disable
verb
1.	make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" [ant: enable]
2.	injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"

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disable [disˈeibl] verb

to reduce the ability or strength of; to cripple
Example: He was disabled during the war.

Arabic:	يُعْجِزُ، يُفْقِدُ الأهْلِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	使伤残, 使残废
Chinese (Traditional):	使傷殘, 使殘廢
Czech:	zmrzačit
Danish:	invalidere; handicappe
Dutch:	invalide maken, onbruikbaar maken
Estonian:	invaliidistama
Finnish:	vammauttaa
French:	estropier
German:	verkrüppeln
Greek:	σακατεύω, ακινητοποιώ
Hungarian:	(munka)képtelenné tesz
Icelandic:	gera óhæfan
Indonesian:	melumpuhkan
Italian:	rendere invalido*

Japanese:	身体障害者にする
Korean:	무력하게 하다, 불구로 만들다
Latvian:	sakropļot; padarīt darba nespējīgu
Lithuanian:	suluošinti
Norwegian:	gjøre ubrukbar, *arbeidsufør, invalidisere
Polish:	uczynić kaleką
Portuguese (Brazil):	incapacitar
Portuguese (Portugal):	incapacitar
Romanian:	a schilodi
Russian:	калечить
Slovak:	zmrzačiť, skaličiť
Slovenian:	onesposobiti; pohabiti
Spanish:	dejar incapacitado
Swedish:	göra oförmögen, göra till invalid
Turkish:	sakatlamak

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Disable

Dis-\ (?; 258) .

1. A prefix from the Latin, whence F. d['e]s, or sometimes d['e]-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and duo, E. two. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Di-, Dia-. Dis-denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute, disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also intensive, as in dissever.

Note: Walker's rule of pronouncing this prefix is, that the s ought always to be pronounced like z, when the next syllable is accented and begins with "a flat mute [b, d, v, g, z], a liquid [l, m, n, r], or a vowel; as, disable, disease, disorder, disuse, disband, disdain, disgrace, disvalue, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismay, dismember, dismiss, dismount, disnatured, disrank, disrelish, disrobe." Dr. Webster's example in disapproving of Walker's rule and pronouncing dis-as diz in only one (disease) of the above words, is followed by recent ortho["e]pists. See Disable, Disgrace, and the other words, beginning with dis-, in this Dictionary.

2. A prefix from Gr. di`s- twice. See Di-.

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Dis*a"ble\, a. Lacking ability; unable. [Obs.] "Our disable and unactive force." --Daniel.

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