disable
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [dɪsˈeɪbəɫ]
- Rhymes: -eɪbəl
Audio (UK) (file)
Verb
disable (third-person singular simple present disables, present participle disabling, simple past and past participle disabled)
- (transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
- (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
- Falling off the horse disabled him.
- (chiefly electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of a electronical or mechanical device).
- The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.
Synonyms
- unable (non-standard), see also Thesaurus:disable
- deactivate
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to render unable; to take away the ability
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to impair the physical or mental abilities of
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to deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device
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Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪsebl/, /ˈdɪʃebl/
Verb
disable (third-person singular present disables, present participle disablein, past disablet, past participle disablet)
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