disable

[US]/dɪsˈeɪbl/
[UK]/dɪsˈeɪbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. render unable; deprive of capability; make ineligible.

Phrases & Collocations

disabled

enable/disable

disable account

disable feature

unable to disable

temporarily disabled

disable access

remotely disable

Example Sentences

a disabled veteran; disabled children.

it's an injury that could disable somebody for life.

He was disabled in the accident.

a disabled man in a wheelchair

The accident disabled him for work.

One bomb can disable a ship.

They were disabled by age or sickness.

assess the suitability of the accommodation for a disabled person

the raiders tried to disable the alarm system.

facilities for disabled people.

special help for learning-disabled students.

An accident disabled him from playing football.

Deaf people and dumb people are disabled too.

Nobody can avoid being disabled by age.

Old age disabled him for hard work.

She was disabled from walking by a fall.

exempting the disabled from military service.

Many disabled people are fiercely independent.

Real-world Examples

How long till you disable the reactor?

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

New York's Bravest down there must have disabled the emergency override.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

We have 35 employees and about two-thirds of our employees are intellectually disabled.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

The FBI wants Apple to disable the password feature.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

We have now disabled those genetic superpowers.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2016 Compilation

The air force runs one for anti-satellite warfare, designed to destroy or disable enemy birds.

Source: The Economist - Technology

Only local emergency alerts like AMBER alerts or severe weather warnings can be disabled in advance.

Source: Wall Street Journal

This created friction that disabled at least 40 of them.

Source: VOA Special English: World

They teach them about being disabled.

Source: Global Slow English

Somebody has disabled the auto-safety features.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

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