disable
/dis'eibl/
Definition
- Verb:
- To injure or impair someone or something, especially in a way that causes a permanent loss of function or ability: This meaning focuses on causing a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.
- To make something incapable of functioning or operating; to deactivate or turn off a function: This meaning focuses on rendering a device, system, or feature inoperative or unavailable.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (To injure permanently):
- The accident disabled him, requiring him to use a wheelchair.
- Many veterans were disabled during the war.
- Verb (To deactivate a function):
- You should disable the alarm before entering the code.
- The software allows you to disable automatic updates.
Advanced Usage
- "To be disabled": This is the common adjectival form describing a person with a long-term physical, mental, or sensory impairment.
- The building has access ramps for people who are disabled.
- In computing and technology: "Disable" is frequently used as the opposite of "enable," referring to turning off a specific feature or setting.
- For security, disable cookies in your browser settings.
Variants and Related Words
- Disability (n): A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.
- He has a learning disability.
- Disabled (adj): Describing a person who has a disability, or a system/feature that has been turned off.
- Disabled parking spaces are reserved.
- The disabled feature is grayed out in the menu.
Synonyms
- Cripple: To cause someone to become unable to walk or move properly (can be considered offensive when referring to people; more acceptable for objects/systems).
- Deactivate: To make something inactive, especially a device or function.
- Impair: To weaken or damage something, making it less effective.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
- Disable from (doing something): To make someone unable to perform a specific action (more formal/literary).
- The injury disabled him from continuing his career.
Related Idioms
Verb
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injure permanently
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He was disabled in a car accident
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make unable to perform a certain action
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disable this command on your computer
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