disable
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bəl verb (used with object), dis·a·bled, dis·a·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.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make ineffective, unfit, or incapable, as by crippling |
| 2. | to make or pronounce legally incapable |
| 3. | to switch off (an electronic device) |
| dis'ablement | |
| —n | |
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Disable
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
disable
mid-15c., from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + pp. of ablen (v.) "to make fit." Related: Disabled.
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