Definition of disable Disable

/dɪsejˈbʌl/ - [diseybul] - dis•a•ble

We found 12 definitions of disable from 5 different sources.

What does disable mean?

Verb disables, disabling, disabled
disable - make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"
		disenable, incapacitate
		enable render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		lay up disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks"
		nobble disable by drugging; "nobble the race horses"
		pinion cut the wings off (of birds)
		restrain, confine, hold hold back
disable - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
		invalid, incapacitate, handicap
		wound, injure cause injuries or bodily harm to
		hock disable by cutting the hock

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disable (Verb)
To render unable; to take away an ability of.
disable (Verb)
To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
disable (Verb)
To deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device.
disable (Adjective)
Lacking ability; unable.

disable (a.)
Lacking ability; unable.
disable (v. t.)
To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to impair.
disable (v. t.)
To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable.
disable (v. t.)
To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue.

disable
dis-ā′bl, v.t. to deprive of power: to weaken: to disqualify.—ns. Disā′blement, Disabil′ity, want of power; want of legal qualification: disqualification