disabled, handicapped
(adjective) having restricted mental or physical functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
disabled, handicapped
(noun) people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; “technology to help the elderly and the disabled”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disabled (comparative more disabled, superlative most disabled)
Made incapable of use or action.
Having a disability.
(legal) Legally disqualified.
• incapacitated
• indisposed
• invalid
• enabled
disabled (usually uncountable, plural disableds)
One who is disabled. (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular)
disabled
simple past tense and past participle of disable
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
3 May 2024
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
