disable
verb (used with object)
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate.
has been disabling
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present perfect progressiveof disable (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Instagram, which is owned by Meta, has been disabling accounts and taking down some of these pickup or prank videos for violating the platform’s rules against harassment and bullying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Within an hour, Jalopnik then reported that an over-the-air update to customers’ Model 3 cars has been disabling the autopilot functions altogether.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2018
