disenable

C2+ Topic:Energy & Industry
US /ˌdɪsɪˈneɪbəl/ UK /ˌdɪsɪˈneɪbəl/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to deprive of power or ability; to disable

    The injury disenabled him from continuing in his trade.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to deprive of power or... disableincapacitatecrippledisqualifyweaken
Word family
Derived forms disenablement
Related forms enableabledisableability

Etymology

From dis- ('reversal') + enable; enable from en- ('to make') + able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis ('handy, apt'), from habere ('to have, hold').

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