disable
verb (used with object)
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate.
disables
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present tense formof disable (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The virus that sparked a global pandemic still regularly infects, disables and kills hundreds of people per week.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Some regularly put their cars in sport mode, which in some models disables the engine from shutting off when the car is idle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
A "dark" vessel -- usually a tanker or cargo carrier -- deliberately disables or manipulates transponders in a bid to go undetected by public tracking systems like Kpler's MarineTraffic.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
But if a student disables Opal to use a banned app, school officials are notified on an office dashboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
Hemophilia is caused by a single mutation that disables a protein in the clotting of blood.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
