disable (Meaning)

Wordnet

disable (v)

make unable to perform a certain action

injure permanently

Webster

disable (a.)

Lacking ability; unable.

Webster

disable (v. t.)

To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to impair.

To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable.

To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue.

disable Sentence Examples

  1. The accident left him permanently disabled.
  2. The elevator was disabled due to a power outage.
  3. The website is currently disabled for maintenance.
  4. The security system was disabled by the intruder.
  5. The athlete was forced to retire after a disabling injury.
  6. The government provides assistance to individuals with disabilities.
  7. The doctor prescribed medication to disable the virus.
  8. The button is designed to disable the alarm.
  9. The software update disabled the malware on the computer.
  10. The medical procedure successfully disabled the tumor.

FAQs About the word disable

make unable to perform a certain action, injure permanentlyLacking ability; unable., To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of act

cripple, incapacitate, injure, mutilate, hurt, paralyze, disfigure, scar, hit, bruise

remedy, restore, cure,cure, fix, rehabilitate, heal, fix, patch, remedy

The accident left him permanently disabled.

The elevator was disabled due to a power outage.

The website is currently disabled for maintenance.

The security system was disabled by the intruder.