Definitions of disable [ɪsˈeɪ bəl]

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Definition of 'disable'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) disable
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; cripple.

2. disable
to make legally incapable; disqualify.

Etymology: (1475–85)

Definition of 'disable'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) disable, disenable, incapacitate
make unable to perform a certain action
"disable this command on your computer"

2. (verb) disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap
injure permanently
"He was disabled in a car accident"

Definition of 'disable'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) disable
lacking ability; unable

2. (verb) disable
to render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to impair

3. (verb) disable
to deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable

4. (verb) disable
to deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue

Translation of 'disable'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to reduce the ability or strength of; to cripple He was disabled during the war.
Afrikaans: ongeskik maak, vermink	Arabic: يُعْجِزُ، يُفْقِدُ الأهْل	Bulgarian: правя неспособен, осакатя
Brazilian: incapacitar	Czech: zmrzačit	German: verkrüppeln
Danish: invalidere; handicappe	Greek: σακατεύω, ακινητοποιώ	Spanish: dejar incapacitado
Estonian: invaliidistama	Farsi: ناتوان کردن؛ معلول کردن	Finnish: vammautua
French: estropier	Hebrew: לַהֲפוֹך לְנָכֶה	Hindi: अपाहिज करना
Croatian: onesposobiti	Hungarian: (munka)képtelenné tesz	Indonesian: melumpuhkan
Icelandic: geraóhæfan	Italian: rendere invalido	Japanese: 身体障害者にする
Korean: 무력하게 하다	Lithuanian: suluošinti	Latvian: sakropļot; padarīt darba
Malay: menghilangkan keupayaan	Dutch: invalide maken, onbruikba	Norwegian: gjøre ubrukbar/arbeidsufø
Polish: uczynić kaleką	Persian: ناتوان کردن؛ معلول کردن	Pashto: له زوره اچول، كمزورى كول،
Portuguese: incapacitar	Romanian: a schilodi	Russian: калечить
Slovak: zmrzačiť, skaličiť	Slovenian: onesposobiti; pohabiti	Serbian: onesposobiti
Swedish: göra oförmögen, göra till	Thai: ทำให้ไร้ความสามารถ	Turkish: sakatlamak
Taiwanese: 使傷殘，使殘廢	Ukrainian: знесилювати; калічити	Urdu: ناکارہ کر دینا
Vietnamese: làm tàn tật; làm cho bất	Chinese: 使伤残，使残废
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