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dis·a·ble
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dɪsˈeɪ
bəl
/
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uh
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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.
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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disable
(dɪsˈeɪb
ə
l)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
It is far easier for birds to
disable
a plane with two engines than one with
four engines.
Ask the editor if you can
disable
them on your columns.
Clunky install wizard makes you
disable
your existing router.
Sometimes these
disable
the anti-proliferation genes.
Many users are unwilling to enable or
disable
functionality as required to secure their web browser.
Please use the appropriate steps below to
disable
your pop-up blocker.
Many scientists are trying to find drugs that
disable
the proteases.
Disable
its action and muscles will grow in parts of the anatomy where other animals do not even have them.
Unplug the network cable and
disable
any wireless networking.
To think something as simple as a different typeface could aid in restoring the ability to read to the
disable
is spectacular.
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