disable
dis‧a‧ble /dɪsˈeɪbəl/
verb [transitive]
Carter was permanently disabled in the war.
2. to deliberately make a machine or piece of equipment impossible to use:
The virus will disable your computer.
—disablement noun [uncountable and countable]
—disabling adjective:
a disabling injury
dis‧a‧ble /dɪsˈeɪbəl/
verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: ability ≠ inability, disability; adjective: able ≠ unable, disabled; verb: enable ≠ disable; adverb: ably
1. [usually passive] to make someone unable to use a part of their body properly: 2. to deliberately make a machine or piece of equipment impossible to use:
—disablement noun [uncountable and countable]
—disabling adjective: