disable B1 Topic:The Human Body US /dɪsˈeɪbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #14751 Meanings 1 verb To turn off a feature or stop a device from working. You can disable notifications in the settings menu. 2 verb To injure someone so seriously that they cannot use part of their body. The accident disabled him for the rest of his life. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to turn off a feature or... disenable 2 verb · to injure someone so... incapacitate More crippledeactivateunable ↔ Opposites capacitateenablere-enable Word family Forms disablesdisabling Derived forms disabilitydisableabledisablementdisablenessdisablerdisablismdisablistredisable Related forms attack Etymology From dis- + able. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disable **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈeɪbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 14751 ## Meanings 1. To turn off a feature or stop a device from working. 2. To injure someone so seriously that they cannot use part of their body. ## Examples - You can disable notifications in the settings menu. - The accident disabled him for the rest of his life. ## Synonyms - cripple - deactivate - disenable - incapacitate - unable ## Antonyms - capacitate - enable - re-enable ## Derived Forms - disability - disableable - disablement - disableness - disabler - disablism - disablist - redisable ## Related Forms - attack ## Etymology From dis- + able. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown