definitions

disenable

[ dis-en-ey-buh l ]
/ 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.

RELATED WORDS

paralyze, immobilize, disable, cripple, maim, debilitate, shatter, incapacitate, impair, mutilate, mangle, disarm, harm, wreck, handicap, ruin, damage, hurt, exhaust, undermine

Nearby words

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

Origin of disenable

First recorded in 1595–1605; dis-1 + enable
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British Dictionary definitions for disenable

disenable

/ (ˌdɪsɪˈneɪbəl) /

verb

(tr) to cause to become incapable; prevent

Derived Forms

disenablement, noun
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