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 ā′bəl)

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

Collocations for "disable"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "disable" in context.

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disable

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. disable a [function, feature, setting]
  2. disable the [alarm, machine, device, bomb]
  3. disable the [alarm, scrolling] function
  4. disable [cookies, comments, popups]
  5. disable by [pressing, click, selecting, turning off, removing, cutting]
  6. [click] here to disable
  7. the [accident, illness, crash] disabled him
  8. disabled by the [accident]
  9. disabled him from the [shoulders, waist] down
  10. disabled him [for life, permanently, temporarily]
  11. [severely, permanently] disabled her

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