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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈseɪb^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪsˈeɪbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dis ā′bəl)

Inflections of 'disable' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

disables: v 3rd person singular

disabling: v pres p

disabled: v past

disabled: v past p

dis•a•ble /dɪsˈeɪbəl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -bled, -bling.

to make unable or unfit;
weaken or destroy the capability of;
cripple:That illness disabled him and left him unable to work.

dis•a•ble (dis ā′bəl),USA pronunciation v.t., -bled, -bling.

to make unable or unfit;
weaken or destroy the capability of;
cripple;
incapacitate:He was disabled by blindness.
to make legally incapable;
disqualify.

dis-¹ + able 1475–85

dis•a′ble•ment, n.
dis•a′bler, n.

cripple.

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disable /dɪsˈeɪb^əl/ vb (transitive)

to cause (a person) to be restricted in their ability to move or use their senses
to make or pronounce legally incapable
to switch off (an electronic device)

disˈablement n

'disable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cripple - incapacitate - invalid - maim - nobble - scupper - biological warfare - break - crock - cut - disabled - dismay - hamstring - handicap - jujitsu - knock - lay - paralysis - pinion - residual - wing - sabotage

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Synonyms: cripple, incapacitate, impair, put sb/sth out of action, damage, more...

Collocations: disabled him from the [shoulders, waist] down, the [accident, illness, crash] disabled him, disabled by the [accident], more...

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