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disable

verb

dis·​able dis-ˈā-bəl How to pronounce disable (audio)
diz-ˈā-
disabled; disabling dis-ˈā-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce disable (audio)
diz-ˈā-

transitive verb

1
a
: to make ineffective or inoperative
disable a bomb
For victims of smartphone theft, the ultimate justice is hitting a button that disables the device, turning it into a worthless rectangular paperweight. Heather Kelley
… gene editing makes it possible to change or disable a single gene without changing the "meaning" of the rest of the genome. Kat McGowan
b
: to impair physically or mentally : to cause disability in
Automobile accidents kill nearly 50,000 people each year. … Accidents maim or disable another 80,000. Matt Clark and Mary Hager
Diet-related Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease disable and kill people … Mark Bittman
2
: to deprive of legal right, qualification, or capacity
… the injured party was released from the bonds of marriage; but the offender, during life, or a term of years, was disabled from the repetition of nuptials. Edward Gibbon
disablement
dis-ˈā-bəl-mənt How to pronounce disable (audio)
diz-ˈā-
noun
physical disablement
Nor does it tackle the disablement of any North Korean program to enrich uranium. Thomas Omestad
disabling adjective
Bipolar disorder is one of the world's 10 most disabling conditions, taking away years of healthy functioning from individuals who have the illness. David J. Kupfer
This is a rare, disabling pain disorder in which ordinary sensation such as touch, warmth and coolness are perceived as painful and minor knocks are agonizing. Maia Szalavitz

Synonyms

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weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, undermine, sap, cripple, disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor.

weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power.

a disease that weakens the body's defenses

enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness.

enfeebled by starvation

debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality.

the debilitating effects of surgery

undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously.

a poor diet undermines your health
drugs had sapped his ability to think

cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element.

crippled by arthritis

disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability.

disabled by an injury sustained at work

Example Sentences

a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash disabled the controls for unauthorized users
Recent Examples on the Web That also means that there's a potential workaround that could make 12th-gen laptops compatible with the Examplify software in the short term: disable the E-cores. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 15 July 2022 According to García's attorneys, CBP policies prohibit the use of firearms solely to disable a vehicle, yet an agent fired his gun at the vehicle and into García's head. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2022 Researchers in South Africa tested the ability of antibodies in blood to disable BA.4 and BA.5 viruses in a lab. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 May 2022 Regulators feared that an event such as an earthquake might disable both the primary and the backup systems, allowing large quantities of radioactive debris to be carried away on the wind. Daniel Ford, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022 Chou also attempted to disable the locks within the church with superglue, Barnes said. Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 May 2022 The only real way for teachers to disable the stream would be to change the input source from HDMI on the projectors or pull the power cable. WIRED, 24 Aug. 2022 Officials in New York say vaccination for everyone is key to ensuring the virus doesn't disable more Americans. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 The LEDs can be gaudy or, worse, intrusive, and can be hard to disable or customize. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English disablen "to deprive of legal rights" (in past participle disabled), borrowed from Anglo-French desabler, from des- dis- + able able, or from abler "to permit, make able to inherit," derivative of able able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of disable was in the 15th century

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