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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 |
adverb + (v.)disable
automatically, developmentally, effectively, instantly, mentally, otherwise, partially, permanently, physically, potentially, selectively, seriously, severely, successfully, temporarily, totally
(v.)disable
+ adverb
completely, ultimately
(v.)disable
+ noun
accident,
aircraft,
alarm,
arthritis,
attacker,
bomb,
button,
camera,
capability,
craft,
definition,
detector,
device,
disease,
disk,
disorder,
enemy,
engine,
enzyme,
equipment,
facility,
fault,
feature,
file,
function,
gear,
gene,
ignition,
illness,
injury,
landing,
lock,
monitoring,
motorcycle,
network,
opponent,
option,
protein,
reactor,
satellite,
ship,
spacecraft,
stroke,
synchronization,
system,
tank,
truck,
vehicle,
vessel,
virus,
warning,
warship,
weapon,
wireless
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| derivations: |
disabled (adj.), disablement (n.) |
The word disable
contains the following part:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
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