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== English == === Etymology === From dis- + able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪsˈeɪbəl/ IPA(key): (obsolete) /dɪzˈeɪbəl/ Rhymes: -eɪbəl === Verb === disable (third-person singular simple present disables, present participle disabling, simple past and past participle disabled) (transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling. (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury. (chiefly electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device). ==== Synonyms ==== unable (nonstandard), see also Thesaurus:disable deactivate ==== Antonyms ==== enable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === disable (comparative more disable, superlative most disable) (obsolete) Lacking ability; unable. === References === === Anagrams === labside, baldies, basiled, diables == Scots == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪsebl/, /ˈdɪʃebl/ === Verb === disable (third-person singular simple present disables, present participle disablein, simple past and past participle disablet) disable, disqualify