disable

[ dis-ey-buhl ]
/ dɪsˈeɪ bəl /
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verb (used with object), dis·a·bled, dis·a·bling.

to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident.
to make legally incapable; disqualify.

Origin of disable

First recorded in 1475–85; dis-1 + able

OTHER WORDS FROM disable

dis·a·ble·ment, noun dis·a·bler, noun

Words nearby disable

dis., disability, disability clause, disability insurance, disability rights commission, disable, disabled, disabled list, disablement benefit, disablism, disabuse

Words related to disablement

demobilization, demilitarization, disqualification, conquest, freeze, occupation, pacification, subjugation, crippling

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British Dictionary definitions for disablement

disable
/ (dɪsˈeɪbəl) /

verb (tr)

to make ineffective, unfit, or incapable, as by crippling
to make or pronounce legally incapable
to switch off (an electronic device)

Derived forms of disable

disablement, noun