Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
disable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (UK) audio
- /dɪsˈeɪbəl/
- /dɪzˈeɪbəl/ (obsolete)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
▲
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
▲
Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *haβēō
Latin habeō
Proto-Indo-European *-elis
Proto-Italic *-elis
Latin -ilis
Latin habilis
Old French ablebor.
Middle English able
English able
English disable
From dis- + able.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.
Our disable and unactive force.
1595, Samuel Daniel, “(please specify the folio number)”, in The First Fowre Bookes of the Ciuile Wars between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, London: […] P[eter] Short for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:
Forms
disable en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (UK) audio
- /dɪsˈeɪbəl/
- /dɪzˈeɪbəl/ (obsolete)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
▲
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
▲
Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *haβēō
Latin habeō
Proto-Indo-European *-elis
Proto-Italic *-elis
Latin -ilis
Latin habilis
Old French ablebor.
Middle English able
English able
English disable
From dis- + able.
Meanings
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(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
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(of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
Fire ants circumvented the problem of an ineffective sting by having an unusual and highly effective venom that when daubed or sprayed on other ants penetrates their waxy protective integumental barrier and kills or disables them.
2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 102:Krav is a martial art of last resort that assumes no quarter and focuses purely on disarming, disabling and, if necessary, destroying your opponent.
2013, Steven McLaughlin, Clubland UK: On the Door in the Rave Era:Falling off the horse disabled him.
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To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.
At the end of March 2015 the onboard software configuration of the AGILE satellite was modified in order to disable the veto signal of the anticoincidence shield for the minicalorimeter instrument.
2016, M. Marisaldi, A. Argan, A. Ursi, T. Gjesteland, F. Fuschino, C. Labanti, M. Galli, M. Tavani, C. Pittori, F. Verrecchia, F. D'Amico, N. Østgaard, S. Mereghetti, R. Campana, P.W. Cattaneo, A. Bulgarelli, S. Colafrancesco, S. Dietrich, F. Longo, F. Gianotti, P. Giommi, A. Rappoldi, M. Trifoglio, A. Trois, “Enhanced detection of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes by AGILE”, in arXiv:
Forms
Antonyms
enable · capacitate · re-enable
Deriveds
disablement · disableable · disability · disablism · redisable · disabler · disableness · disablist
Hypernyms
impair · devitalize · harm · injure · worsen · debilitate · deteriorate · damage · empayre · hurt · hinder
Hyponyms
blind · fix · hough · nerf · desex · mangle · neuter · debuff · hamstring · blinden · disfigure · mutilate · paralyse · lame · emasculate · castrate · geld · spay · founder · maim · unsex · hock · deafen · hox
Relateds
attack
Synonyms
invalid · disenable · cripple · disable · deactivate · unable · incapacitate
Translations (151)
ru де́лать неспосо́бным (to render unable; to take away the ability) · su ᮍᮔᮧᮔᮊ᮪ᮒᮤᮕ᮪ᮊᮩᮔ᮪ (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · af afskakel (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · jv ꦩꦠꦼꦤꦶ (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sh деактиви́рати (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ka გამორთავს (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · pl zdezaktywować (to render unable; to take away the ability) · fi poistaa käytöstä (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hy անջատել (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · pl dezaktywować (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · no deaktivere (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ne बन्द गर्नु (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · lv izslēgt (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sl izklopiti (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ru кале́чить (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · tr devre dışı bırakmak (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · id menonaktifkan (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · nl deactiveren (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · bg правя неспособен (to render unable; to take away the ability) · ne निष्क्रिय गर्नु (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sh блоки́рати (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · be выключаць (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · fi laittaa pois päältä (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ms menyahaktifkan (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ms mematikan (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hu inaktivál (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · mi mono (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sh онеспосо̀бити (to render unable; to take away the ability) · io nekapabligar (to render unable; to take away the ability) · hu munkaképtelenné tesz (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · hu kiiktat (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · no sette ut av stand til (to render unable; to take away the ability) · hu letilt (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · pl blokować (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · de deaktivieren (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · de behindern (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · sv inaktivera (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · nl onmogelijk maken (to render unable; to take away the ability) · hu megbénít (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · pt desativar (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · cs vypnout (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · bg изключвам (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · pl wyłączać (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ja 無効にする (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sv avaktivera (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · es discapacitar (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · sl izključiti (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · mk деактивира (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · lt išjungti (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · it disabilitare (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ur بند کرنا (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hu használhatatlanná tesz (to render unable; to take away the ability) · de außer Stande setzen (to render unable; to take away the ability) · pt desligar (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · nl weigeren (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · el απενεργοποιώ (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · pt aleijar (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · pl wyłączyć (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · mi whakakaurapa (to render unable; to take away the ability) · et sandistama (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · hi अक्षम (to render unable; to take away the ability) · it disattivare (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ru отключа́ть (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · pt desabilitar (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · et halvama (to render unable; to take away the ability) · de außerstande setzen (to render unable; to take away the ability) · eo senaktivigi (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hu deaktivál (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · et lukustama (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ka თიშავს (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sk deaktivovať (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · no utmanøvrere (to render unable; to take away the ability) · fi vammauttaa (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · eo elŝalti (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · uk вимикати (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · tk öçürmek (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sw kuzima (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · tk işlemeýän etmek (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ja 無力化する (to render unable; to take away the ability) · pt desabilitar (to render unable; to take away the ability) · es deshabilitar (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · de außerstand setzen (to render unable; to take away the ability) · uk деактивувати (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · fr désactiver (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · be адключаць (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sv sätta ur stånd (to render unable; to take away the ability) · es desactivar (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sh deaktivírati (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hu megnyomorít (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · es incapacitar (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · pl dezaktywować (to render unable; to take away the ability) · id mematikan (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sh blokírati (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sh искљу́чити (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hu megbénít (to render unable; to take away the ability) · es inutilizar (to render unable; to take away the ability) · hi निष्क्रिय करना (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · cs deaktivovat (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · fi estää (to render unable; to take away the ability) · su ᮙᮛᮩᮙᮔ᮪ (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sl ugasniti (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · no passivisere (to render unable; to take away the ability) · fi lamauttaa (to render unable; to take away the ability) · bg деактивирам (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ro dezactiva (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hi अपाहिज (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · et deaktiveerima (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · am አሰናክል (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · nl uitschakelen (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hu elgyengít (to render unable; to take away the ability) · pt incapacitar (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · af deaktiveer (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · fi tehdä toimintakyvyttömäksi (to render unable; to take away the ability) · az deaktivləşdirmək (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · la dēbilitō (to render unable; to take away the ability) · lv atspējot (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · no deaktivere (to render unable; to take away the ability) · ru выключа́ть (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · pl zdezaktywować (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · et välja lülitama (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · no funksjonshemme (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · fi deaktivoida (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · it disabilitare (to render unable; to take away the ability) · uk відключати (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ca desactivar (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · ru покале́чить (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · eo malaktivigi (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · eo malebligi (to render unable; to take away the ability) · az sıradan çıxartmaq (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · be дэактываваць (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sh onesposòbiti (to render unable; to take away the ability) · de abschalten (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · eo malvalidigi (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · de außer Stand setzen (to render unable; to take away the ability) · id mendisfungsikan (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · mi whakahauā (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · no gjøre funksjonshemmet (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · fr empêcher (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sh iskljúčiti (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · eo malŝalti (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · pl zablokować (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · eu desaktibatu (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hu üzemen kívül helyez (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hi विकलांग (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · af onbekwaam maak (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · mk исклучува (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · fi kytkeä pois päältä (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · hu kikapcsol (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · es mutilar (to impair the physical or mental abilities of) · ru деактиви́ровать (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) · sk vypnúť (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device)