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disable
- /dɪsˈeɪbəl/
- /dɪzˈeɪbəl/ obsolete
Rhymes with -eɪbəl
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Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
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Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *haβēō
Latin habeō
Proto-Indo-European *-elis
Proto-Italic *-elis
Latin -ilis
Latin habilis
Old French ablebor.
Middle English able
English able
English disable
From dis- + able.
verb disables · disabling · disabled
- 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.
Similar: unable, deactivate, disable, disenable, cripple, invalid, incapacitate
adjective more disable · most disable
- Lacking ability; unable. Our disable and unactive force.
