disenable

[dis-en-ey-buh l]

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verb (used with object), dis·en·a·bled, dis·en·a·bling.

to deprive of ability; make unable; prevent.

Origin of disenable

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

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Related Words for disenable

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

British Dictionary definitions for disenable

disenable

verb

(tr) to cause to become incapable; prevent

Derived Formsdisenablement, noun

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