disable

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsˈeɪ.bəl/
• Rhymes: -eɪbəl

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Verb

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

1. to render unable; to take away the ability.
2. (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

   Falling off the horse disabled him.

3. to deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device.

   The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.

Derived terms

• disablement

Translations

to render unable; to take away the ability

Afrikaans: please add this translation if you can Bulgarian: правя неспособен (bg) Dutch: onmogelijk maken (nl) Estonian: halvama (et) Finnish: tehdä (fi) toimintakyvyttömäksi, lamauttaa (fi)

Italian: disabilitare (it) Japanese: 無力化する (ja) (muryoku-ka suru) Norwegian: passivisere (no), utmanøvrere (no), sette ut av stand til (no), deaktivere (no) Portuguese: desabilitar (pt) Swedish: sätta ur stånd (sv)

to impair the physical or mental abilities of

Afrikaans: please add this translation if you can Estonian: sandistama (et)

Finnish: vammauttaa (fi) Norwegian: funksjonshemme (no), gjøre funksjonshemmet (no) Portuguese: aleijar (pt), incapacitar (pt)

to deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device

Afrikaans: please add this translation if you can Bulgarian: изключвам (bg) Dutch: uitschakelen (nl), deactiveren (nl) Estonian: lukustama (et) Finnish: kytkeä (fi) pois päältä

Italian: disattivare (it) Japanese: 無効にする (ja) (mukō ni suru) Norwegian: deaktivere (no) Portuguese: desabilitar (pt), desativar (pt), desligar (pt) Swedish: deaktivera (sv), avaktivera (sv)

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