disable

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈseɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪsˈeɪbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dis ābəl)

Inflections of 'disable' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
disables
v 3rd person singular
disabling
v pres p
disabled
v past
disabled
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•a•ble /dɪsˈeɪbəl/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -bled, -bling. 
  1. to make unable or unfit;
    weaken or destroy the capability of;
    cripple:That illness disabled him and left him unable to work.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•a•ble  (dis ābəl),USA pronunciation v.t., -bled, -bling. 
  1. to make unable or unfit;
    weaken or destroy the capability of;
    cripple;
    incapacitate:He was disabled by blindness.
  2. to make legally incapable;
    disqualify.
  • dis-1 + able 1475–85
dis•able•ment, n. 
dis•abler, n. 
    1. . enfeeble, paralyze. See cripple. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
disable /dɪsˈeɪbəl/ vb (transitive)
  1. to cause (a person) to be restricted in their ability to move or use their senses
  2. to make or pronounce legally incapable
  3. to switch off (an electronic device)
disˈablement n
'disable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: disabled him from the [shoulders, waist] down, the [accident, illness, crash] disabled him, disabled by the [accident], more...

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