disable
To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
Other meanings
To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
“Falling off the horse disabled him.”
To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
“The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.”
Antonyms
- enable
Related words
- disability
- disableable
- disableness
- disabler
- disablism
- disablist
- redisable
- disablement
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “disable” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.