disable

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   injure permanently

   The car accident disabled the accountant.

2. 2
   verb

   make unable to perform a certain action

   disable this command on your computer

3. 3
   verb

   To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

   Falling off the horse disabled him.

4. 4
   verb

   To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

   The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.

5. 5
   adj

   Lacking ability; unable.

   Our disable and unactive force.

6. 6
   verb

   To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

Etymology

From dis- + able.