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dis·a·ble
 disable
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- pronunciation:
- dIs
eI
b
 l
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disables, disabling, disabled |
| definition 1: |
to cripple or incapacitate.
- synonyms:
- cripple, incapacitate, maim
- antonyms:
- rehabilitate
- similar words:
- debilitate, handicap, injure, lame, paralyze
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| definition 2: |
to incapacitate or disqualify legally.
- synonyms:
- incapacitate
- similar words:
- disqualify, invalidate
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| definition 3: |
to render inoperative or useless.
He disabled the motor.- synonyms:
- deactivate, inactivate
- similar words:
- cripple, disarm, immobilize, incapacitate, maim
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| related words: |
impair, jam, mine, mutilate, sabotage |
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| derivations: |
disabled (adj.), disablement (n.) |
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