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disable

[ dis-ey-buhl ]

verb (used with object)

disabled, disabling.
  1. to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate:

    The detective successfully disabled the bomb.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to impair or injure (a person or animal) physically or mentally:

    The accident disabled him for life.

  3. to make legally incapable; disqualify:

    Minors are legally disabled from entering into a contract.

  4. 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

/ »åɪ²õˈ±ðɪ²úÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. to make ineffective, unfit, or incapable, as by crippling
  2. to make or pronounce legally incapable
  3. to switch off (an electronic device)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • »å¾±²õˈ²¹²ú±ô±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±²õ·²¹î€ƒb±ô±ð·³¾±ð²Ô³Ù noun
  • »å¾±²õ·²¹î€ƒb±ô±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disable1

First recorded in 1475–85; dis- 1 + able
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"The safeguards are there," she says, when we press her about disabled people who feel threatened by assisted dying, or whether Maid is being used as a shortcut to better quality care.

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Chad Comey, 31, who lost the family condominium where he lived and cared for his disabled parents, wants answers from Park and others.

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A court-appointed monitor of L.A County’s planning for the disabled agreed.

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The work of this charity is increasingly in demand, as services within the NHS are harder to find for parents with disabled children.

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Watching "Jay and Pamela" on TLC, I wasn’t so much concerned with how accurately it portrayed life with OI—I was more concerned with how the couple fit the stereotype of the “good†disabled person.

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