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[ dis-ey-buhl ] / dɪsˈeɪ bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disable ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), dis·a·bled, dis·a·bling.to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. to impair or injure (a person or animal) physically or mentally: The accident disabled him for life. to make legally incapable; disqualify: Minors are legally disabled from entering into a contract. Digital Technology. to make (a device, system, or feature) unable to function; turn off: Some of the car’s advanced safety features can be disabled. Origin of disableFirst recorded in 1475–85; dis-1 + able SYNONYMS FOR disableSEE SYNONYMS FOR disable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM disabledis·a·ble·ment, noundis·a·bler, nounWords nearby disabledis, disability, disability clause, disability insurance, Disability Rights Commission, disable, disabled, disabled list, disablement benefit, disablism, disabuse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disableWhen the researchers experimentally disabled a host’s FT gene, dodders no longer flowered. This parasitic plant eavesdrops on its host to know when to flower|Jonathan Lambert|September 4, 2020|Science News Power down your laptop, Socrates urges, disable Slack, and talk. The business advice Socrates would give if he wrote a management book today|jakemeth|August 25, 2020|Fortune For starters, disabling NANOS2 does not definitively prevent the surrogate bull from producing some of its own sperm. Biotechnology Could Change the Cattle Industry. Will It Succeed?|Dyllan Furness|August 16, 2020|Singularity Hub The bacteria then use Cas9 to cut the DNA apart, which disables the virus. A Renaissance of Genomics and Drugs Is Extending Human Longevity|Peter H. Diamandis, MD|June 26, 2020|Singularity Hub
Even though disabling the Google search box might sound like a bizarre idea, I recommend considering this in particular cases. Eight great tips for internal site search optimization|Marco Bonomo|June 18, 2020|Search Engine Watch This would seem to refute the new report that the captain alone would have been able to disable all the systems. Who Gagged the Search for MH370?|Clive Irving|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her first move was to disable the “retweet cartels,” a setup that automatically retweets from preprogrammed users or hashtags. The Champagne Tranarchist Who Hijacked Occupy’s Twitter Feed|Nina Strochlic|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST In Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, and Mali, we have to keep working with partners to disrupt and disable these networks. Obama’s War on Terror Muddle|Eli Lake|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Once you enslave a computer to do what you want, you disable it for real love. Can Robots Fall in Love, and Why Would They?|Jimmy So|December 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST It's true that if Republicans continue to disable themselves, Democrats have more freedom to indulge their progressive instincts. The Dems’ Fork in the Road|David Frum|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST This was just what Rod wanted them to think; it would allow Josh the chance he needed to disable the car in some way or other. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line|Ralph Marlow I must disable this machinery and give the tug a chance to escape. The Cruise of the Dry Dock|T. S. Stribling But in these conflicts sufficiently severe blows were given to disable the competitors. After London|Richard Jefferies The swellings at his knees alone were sufficient to disable him from walking. Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete|Madame Campan He reported that Mr. Pennant's wound was slight, and did not disable him. Stand By The Union|Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for disable
verb (tr)to make ineffective, unfit, or incapable, as by crippling to make or pronounce legally incapable to switch off (an electronic device) Derived forms of disabledisablement, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disableparalyze, knock out, harm, immobilize, wreck, handicap, debilitate, ruin, incapacitate, damage, hurt, impair, exhaust, shatter, maim, mutilate, mangle, undermine, weaken, invalidate |