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   disable

   /dɪsˈeɪbl/

   verb

   • 1. (of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities: "it's an injury that could disable somebody for life" Similar incapacitateimpairdamageput out of actionrender/make powerlessweakenenfeebledebilitateindisposemake unfitimmobilizehamstringparalyseprostraterare:torpefy
   • ▪ put out of action: "the raiders tried to disable the alarm system" Similar deactivatedefusedisarmrender inoperativemake ineffectiveput out of actionmake harmlessOpposite setrepair
   • ▪ (of an action or circumstance) prevent or discourage (someone) from doing something: "their choice disables them from pursuing certain avenues" Similar disqualifypreventinvalidatedeclare incapablerule outprecludedebarprohibitdisentitlerare:disenableOpposite allow

   Derivatives

   • 1. disablement noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to stop something such as (part of) a machine, system, or weapon from working: This weapons system will destroy or disable any incoming missile. Disable the alarm system and then enter the building.

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   The meaning of DISABLE is to make ineffective or inoperative. How to use disable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Disable.

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   Disable definition: to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate. See examples of DISABLE used in a sentence.

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   /dɪsˈeɪbəl/ IPA guide. Other forms: disabled; disabling; disables. When an injury disables someone, it leaves the person seriously hurt, probably for the rest of their life. If a car accident disables you, you are permanently limited in some physical way.

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   Define disable. disable synonyms, disable pronunciation, disable translation, English dictionary definition of disable. tr.v. dis·a·bled , dis·a·bling , dis·a·bles 1. To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.

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   disable. (dɪseɪbəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense 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.

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   Disable definition: To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDISABLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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   DISABLE definition: 1. If someone is disabled by an illness or injury, it makes it difficult for them to live in the…. Learn more.

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    disable meaning, definition, what is disable: to make someone unable to use a part of ...: Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishdisable verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of disable verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.