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- [dis-ey-buh l]
- /dɪsˈeɪ bəl/
- /dɪˈseɪ.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-ey-buh l]
- /dɪsˈeɪ bəl/
Definitions of disable word
- transitive verb disable make not work 2
- verb with object disable to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate: The detective successfully disabled the bomb. He was disabled by the accident. 1
- verb with object disable to make legally incapable; disqualify. 1
- noun disable (of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities. 1
- transitive verb disable make disabled 1
- verb disable If an injury or illness disables someone, it affects them so badly that it restricts the way that they can live their life. 0
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Origin of disable
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1475-85; dis-1 + able
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Disable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
disable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disable
verb disable
- paralyze — to affect with paralysis.
- knock out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- immobilize — to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
- wreck — any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
Antonyms for disable
verb disable
- mobilize — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
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