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disable
[dis-ey-buhl]
verb (used with object)
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate.
The detective successfully disabled the bomb.
to impair or injure (a person or animal) physically or mentally.
The accident disabled him for life.
to make legally incapable; disqualify.
Minors are legally disabled from entering into a contract.
Digital Technology., to make (a device, system, or feature) unable to function; turn off.
Some of the car’s advanced safety features can be disabled.
disable
/ dɪsˈeɪbəl /
verb
to make ineffective, unfit, or incapable, as by crippling
to make or pronounce legally incapable
to switch off (an electronic device)
Other Word Forms
- disablement noun
- disabler noun
Example Sentences
Speaking in the Commons, Rayner said she hoped her case would raise awareness of the "complex" tax rules facing divorced parents of disabled children.
Hall was hired to be Delbis’ on-set access and creative coach, a job she believes she has invented, meant to make the experience for neurodivergent and disabled actors easier.
Given increases in the average human lifespan, the existing age cutoffs that presume a 50-year-old who can perform only sedentary work is disabled while a 49-year-old is not represent loose standards that need modernization.
Charlotte Cheshire, of Newport in Shropshire, has a son who was left severely disabled because of maternity failings in the county.
The Democrats are pushing for an extension on Affordable Care Act-related tax credits, and want Republicans to reverse cuts to Medicaid, the government program for low-income, disabled and/or elderly Americans.
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