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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U.S. forces have disabled eight noncompliant ships since the blockade began on April 13, and redirected more than 100 others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
But Mejia said he didn’t believe another Mercedes could have struck the boys because such an impact would have disabled the vehicle the same way Grossman’s SUV was internally shut down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
“It may have disabled the cameras as well,” Castor translates.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
