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dis·a·ble
(dĭs-ā′bəl)tr.v. dis·a·bled, dis·a·bling, dis·a·bles
1. To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.
2. Law To render legally incapable of performing an act.
dis·a′ble·ment n.
dis·a′bling adj.
dis·a′bling·ly adv.
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disable
(dɪsˈeɪbəl)vb (tr)
1. to make ineffective, unfit, or incapable, as by crippling
2. (Law) to make or pronounce legally incapable
3. (Electronics) to switch off (an electronic device)
disˈablement n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dis•a•ble
(dɪsˈeɪ bəl)v.t. -bled, -bling.
1. to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; cripple.
2. to make legally incapable; disqualify.
[1475–85]
dis•a′ble•ment, n.
dis•a′bler, n.
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disable
Past participle: disabled
Gerund: disabling
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| Verb | 1. | disable - make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" lay up - disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks" nobble - disable by drugging; "nobble the race horses" pinion - cut the wings off (of birds) restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" enable - render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain" |
| 2. | disable - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to hock - disable by cutting the hock |
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disable
verb
1. handicap, weaken, cripple, damage, hamstring, paralyse, impair, debilitate, incapacitate, prostrate, unman, immobilize, put out of action, disempower, enfeeble, render inoperative, render hors de combat Tendon damage really disabled her.
2. deactivate, disarm, defuse, make safe You need to disable the car alarm.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
disable
verb1. To render powerless or motionless, as by inflicting severe injury:
Idiom: put out of action.
2. To make incapable, as of doing a job:
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Translations
يُعْجِزُ، يُفْقِدُ الأهْلِيَّه
zmrzačit
handicappeinvalidere
halvamalukustamasandistama
kytkeälamauttaatehdävammauttaa
munkaképtelenné tesz
gera óhæfan
無力化する無効にする
invalidumo pensijaluošassuluošinimas
sakropļot
deactiverenonmogelijk makenuitschakelen
disable
[dɪsˈeɪbl] VT2. (= make unfit for use) [+ tank, gun, device] → inutilizar
3. (= disqualify) → incapacitar, inhabilitar (for para)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disable
[dɪˈseɪbəl] vt [+ person] [illness, accident] → rendre infirme, laisser infirme
disabled by arthritis → handicapé(e) par l'arthrite
disabled by arthritis → handicapé(e) par l'arthrite
[+ tank, gun] → mettre hors d'action
[+ system, mechanism] → désactiver
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disable
vt
person → zum/zur Behinderten machen
tank, gun → unbrauchbar machen; ship → kampfunfähig machen
(Jur: = make incapable) → rechtsunfähig machen
(esp Comput) → ausschalten; control box → deaktivieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disable
[dɪsˈeɪbl] vt (subj, illness, accident) → rendere invalido/a; (tank, gun) → mettere fuori uso (Law) (disqualify) → rendere inabileCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disable
(disˈeibl) verb to reduce the ability or strength of; to cripple. He was disabled during the war.
disability (disəˈbiləti) – plural disaˈbilities – noun something which disables. He has a disability which prevents him from walking very far.
ˈdisability payment noun an amount of money regularly paid by the government to disabled people.
disˈabled adjective lacking ability or strength; crippled. a disabled soldier.
disˈablement nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.