disenable C2+ Topic:Energy & Industry US /ˌdɪsɪˈneɪbəl/ UK /ˌdɪsɪˈneɪbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to deprive of power or ability; to disable The injury disenabled him from continuing in his trade. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to deprive of power or... disableincapacitatecrippledisqualifyweaken ↔ Opposites enableempowercapacitatequalify Word family Derived forms disenablement Related forms enableabledisableability Etymology AI details From dis- ('reversal') + enable; enable from en- ('to make') + able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis ('handy, apt'), from habere ('to have, hold'). habilis Latin habere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Energy & Industry Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disenable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsɪˈneɪbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsɪˈneɪbəl/ ## Meanings 1. to deprive of power or ability; to disable ## Examples - The injury disenabled him from continuing in his trade. ## Synonyms - disable - incapacitate - cripple - disqualify - weaken ## Antonyms - enable - empower - capacitate - qualify ## Derived Forms - disenablement ## Related Forms - enable - able - disable - ability ## Roots and Affixes - Root: habilis - Root: habere ## 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'). ## AI Etymology Disenable is from dis- ('reversal') + enable; enable from en- ('to make') + able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis ('handy, apt'), from habere ('to have, hold'). Important recorded forms include habilis (Latin) and habere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to deprive of power or ability; to disable. The wider family includes derived forms such as disenablement and related words such as enable, able, disable, and ability. ## Topics - Energy & Industry - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown