Disable

Quick meaning: Disable is a verb meaning (transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

Meaning

(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

More Meanings

1. (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
2. (chiefly electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
3. (obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.

Example Sentences

Our disable and unactive force.

Falling off the horse disabled him.

The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.

Krav is a martial art of last resort that assumes no quarter and focuses purely on disarming, disabling and, if necessary, destroying your opponent.

Word Forms

• disables
• disabling
• disabled

Synonyms for disable

Depending on context, synonyms include unable, deactivate, disenable, cripple, incapacitate, invalid.

Antonyms for disable

Common opposites include enable, capacitate, re-enable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include incapacitate, handicap, disenable, invalid, maim, idle.

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