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disable
[dis-ey-buhl]
verb (used with object)
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate.
The detective successfully disabled the bomb.
Synonyms: ,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.
disable
/ ɪˈɪə /
verb
to make ineffective, unfit, or incapable, as by crippling
to make or pronounce legally incapable
to switch off (an electronic device)
Other 51Թ Forms
- disablement noun
- disabler noun
- 徱ˈԳ noun
Example Sentences
The county Public Guardian serves as a conservator for vulnerable disabled residents, but can’t accept nameless cases.
The younger son, who is disabled, lives with Ray.
The mum of a disabled five-year-old does press ups every morning in order to be able to care for him but is scared of what will happen when he gets too big to manage alone.
With just 11 months until the next Holyrood election, the MSP said more needed to be done to encourage disabled people to seek election.
A scheme to give disabled people a right to try employment without the risk of losing their benefits will also be introduced at the same time as the welfare reform bill.
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