disable
verb/dɪsˈeɪbl/
/dɪsˈeɪbl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disable | /dɪsˈeɪbl/ /dɪsˈeɪbl/ |
| he / she / it disables | /dɪsˈeɪblz/ /dɪsˈeɪblz/ |
| past simple disabled | /dɪsˈeɪbld/ /dɪsˈeɪbld/ |
| past participle disabled | /dɪsˈeɪbld/ /dɪsˈeɪbld/ |
| -ing form disabling | /dɪsˈeɪblɪŋ/ /dɪsˈeɪblɪŋ/ |
- disable somebody to injure or affect somebody permanently so that, for example, they cannot walk or cannot use a part of their body
- He was disabled in a car accident.
- a disabling condition
- The gunfire could kill or disable the pilot.
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- disable something to make something unable to work so that it cannot be used
- The burglars gained entry to the building after disabling the alarm.
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