disable
verb (used with object)
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate.
have disabled
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present perfectof disable.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In one illustration of the disparity in consequences, Russia is struggling with a full-blown fuel crisis because Ukrainian drones have disabled more than one-third of the nation’s refining capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Many US shipyards are not operating at full capacity and have disabled dry docks, he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Disabled bays near where she lives "are so in demand, often by 10am the few areas that have disabled bays are already full up," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
In response, officials said they have disabled the impacted email accounts, reset devices, blocked websites that were identified as being part of the phishing campaign and quarantined all suspicious incoming emails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
“It may have disabled the cameras as well,” Castor translates.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
