disable
verb (used with object)
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate.
was disabling
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past progressiveof disable.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Apple has paused the sale of its products in Russia, and said it was disabling some features of its maps app to protect Ukrainian citizens.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
She was disabling the guns with gentle care, not damaging them, and Rimov knew it.
From The Universe — or Nothing by Meyer Moldeven
