disable
verb (used with object)
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate.
will disable
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future tenseof disable.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The government also announced plans for a default setting that will disable addictive features like infinite scrolling for older teenagers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Others installed products like the Autostop Eliminator, which at $99.99 for some car models will disable stop-start without drivers having to lift a finger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
If that happens, the software will disable the high pressure fuel pump, reduce engine power and cut temperatures in the engine compartment.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Locking a phone will disable wired connections to computers and accessories that are used to take control of devices that have been seized by police or stolen by spies.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2022
It disabled her, as the wild thrust of an unskilled fencer will disable a master of the rapier.
From The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
