DISABLE

disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap

(verb) injure permanently; “He was disabled in a car accident”

disable, disenable, incapacitate

(verb) make unable to perform a certain action; “disable this command on your computer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

disable (third-person singular simple present disables, present participle disabling, simple past and past participle disabled)

(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

Synonyms

• unable (non-standard), see also disable

• deactivate

Antonyms

• enable

Adjective

disable (comparative more disable, superlative most disable)

(obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.

Anagrams

• baldies, bidales, diables, labside

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis*a"ble, a.

Definition: Lacking ability; unable. [Obs.] "Our disable and unactive force." Daniel.

Dis*a"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disabled; p. pr. & vb. n. Disabling.]

1. 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. A Christian's life is a perpetual exercise, a wrestling and warfare, for which sensual pleasure disables him. Jer. Taylor. And had performed it, if my known offense Had not disabled me. Milton. I have disabled mine estate. Shak.

2. (Law)

Definition: To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable. An attainder of the ancestor corrupts the blood, and disables his children to inherit. Blackstone.

3. To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue. [Obs.] "He disabled my judgment." Shak.

Syn.

– To weaken; unfit; disqualify; incapacitate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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