disable

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to turn off a feature or... disenable

2 verb · to injure someone so... incapacitate

More cripple deactivate unable

Opposites

capacitate enablere-enable

Word family

Forms disablesdisabling

Derived forms disabilitydisableabledisablementdisablenessdisablerdisablismdisablistredisable

Related forms attack

Etymology

From dis- + able.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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