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bəld adjective
1.
crippled; injured; incapacitated.
noun
2.
( used with a plural verb ) persons who are crippled, injured, or incapacitated (usually preceded by the ): Ramps have been installed at the entrances to accommodate the disabled.
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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.
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World English Dictionary
disable (dɪsˈeɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| disabled (dɪˈseɪbəld) | |
| —adj | |
| a. lacking one or more physical powers, such as the ability to walk or to coordinate one's movements, as from the effects of a disease or accident, or through mental impairment | |
| b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the disabled | |
| usage Nowadays it is better to refer to people with physical disabilities of various kinds by describing the specific difficulty in question rather than talking about the disabled as a group, which is considered somewhat offensive. Some people also object to the word disabled to refer to facilities for people with disabilites, and prefer the word accessible. | |
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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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
disabled dis·a·bled (dĭs-ā'bəld)
adj.
Impaired, as in physical functioning. n.
Physically impaired people considered as a group. Often used with the.
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Example sentences
Disabled genes, molecular relics scattered across the human genomic landscape, have a story of their own to tell.
The government will tighten welfare for single parents, some disabled people and others, all designed to nudge them into jobs.
Officials then disabled the system while they investigated the source of the message.
Two-fifths had been bullied at school, about double the rate of their non-disabled peers.
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