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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
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
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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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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