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disenable

[ dis-en-ey-buhl ]
/ ˌdɪs ɛnˈeɪ bəl /
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verb (used with object), dis·en·a·bled, dis·en·a·bling.
to deprive of ability; make unable; prevent.
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Origin of disenable

First recorded in 1595–1605; dis-1 + enable

Words nearby disenable

disembowel, disembroil, disemploy, disempower, disemvowel, disenable, disenamor, disenchant, disenchanted, disenchantment, disencumber
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Words related to disenable

damage, debilitate, exhaust, handicap, harm, hurt, immobilize, impair, incapacitate, knock out, maim, mangle, mutilate, paralyze, ruin, shatter, undermine, weaken, wreck, bar

British Dictionary definitions for disenable

disenable
/ (ˌdɪsɪˈneɪbəl) /
verb
(tr) to cause to become incapable; prevent

Derived forms of disenable

disenablement, noun
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