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(dɪseɪbəl)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disables, present participle disabling, past tense, past participle disabled
1. verb
If an injury or illness disables someone, it affects them so badly that it restricts the way that they can live their life.
She did all this tendon damage and it really disabled her. [VERB noun]
One in five men will be disabled by a stroke. [VERB-ed]
disabling adjective
...skin ulcers which are disfiguring and sometimes disabling.
2. verb
If someone or something disables a system or mechanism, they stop it working, usually temporarily.
...if you need to disable a car alarm. [VERB noun]

disable in British English

(dɪsˈeɪbəl)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to cause (a person) to be restricted in their ability to move or use their senses
2.  law
to make or pronounce legally incapable
3. 
to switch off (an electronic device)
Derived forms
disablement (disˈablement)
noun

disable in American English

(dɪsˈeɪbəl; ˈdɪsˈeɪbəl)
verb transitiveWord forms: disˈabled or disˈabling
1. 
to make unable, unfit, or ineffective; cripple; incapacitate
2. 
to make legally incapable; disqualify legally
SIMILAR WORDS:  maim
Derived forms
disablement (disˈablement)
noun

Examples of 'disable' in a sentence
disable

The drug works by disabling the defence mechanisms of cancer cells.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He researched how to disable crucial security systems.
The Sun (2011)
The police disabled the device and the fines continued.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They made off with their multimillion-pound haul after disabling the alarm system at the property.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Ask anyone who has got rid of disabling chronic illness by avoiding milk or some other common food and they will tell you about food allergies.
Mumby, Keith The Allergy Handbook (1988)
The ageing gang had to clamber down a lift shaft to access the vault while Basil disabled the alarm and other electrics.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is possible to disable these systems, but given the amount of power available, it is not recommended for most motorists.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Or else I can't disable the alarm.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
disable

British English: disable VERB
If an injury or illness disables someone, it affects them so badly that it restricts the way that they can live their life.
She did all this tendon damage and it really disabled her.
  • American English: disable
  • Brazilian Portuguese: incapacitar
  • Chinese: 使伤残
  • European Spanish: dejar incapacitado
  • French: handicaper
  • German: zum Invaliden machen
  • Italian: rendere invalido
  • Japanese: 障害を与える
  • Korean: 불구로 만들다
  • European Portuguese: incapacitar
  • Latin American Spanish: dejar incapacitado
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