disable
/dɪsˈeɪbəl/ verb B1- To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
- 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.
He/she/it disables · Past disabled · Past participle disabled · -ing form disabling
Verb forms
- Base form
- disable
- He/she/it
- disables
- Past
- disabled
- Past participle
- disabled
- -ing form
- disabling
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