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dis⋅a⋅ble

  [dis-ey-buhl]
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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   (dĭs-ā'bəl)   
tr.v.   dis·a·bled, dis·a·bling, dis·a·bles
  1. To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.
  2. Law To render legally disqualified.
dis·a'ble·ment n., dis·a'bling adj., dis·a'bling·ly adv.
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Disable

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

Disable

Dis*a"ble\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disabled; p. pr. & vb. n. Disabling.]

1. To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to impair.

A Christian's life is a perpetual exercise, a wrestling and warfare, for which sensual pleasure disables him. --Jer. Taylor.

And had performed it, if my known offense Had not disabled me. --Milton.

I have disabled mine estate. --Shak.

2. (Law) To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable.

An attainder of the ancestor corrupts the blood, and disables his children to inherit. --Blackstone.

3. To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue. [Obs.] "He disabled my judgment." --Shak.

Syn: To weaken; unfit; disqualify; incapacitate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : disable
Spanish: dejar incapacitado,
German: verkrüppeln,
Japanese: 身体障害者にする
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disable 
1444, from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + pp. of ablen (v.) "to make fit."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: dis·able
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: dis·abled; dis·abl·ing
1 : to deprive of legal right, qualification, or capacity
2 : to make incapable or ineffective; specifically : to cause to have a disability —dis·able·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: dis·able
Pronunciation: dis-'A-b&l, diz-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: dis·abled; dis·abling /-b(&-)li[ng]/
: to deprive of a mental or physical capacity
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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