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disable Definition

dis·able (dis ā′bəl, dis′-)

transitive verb -·bled, -·bling

  1. to make unable, unfit, or ineffective; cripple; incapacitate
  2. to make legally incapable; disqualify legally

disable Related Forms
dis·a′ble·ment noun
disable Synonyms

disable

v.

cripple, incapacitate, impair, put out of action; see damage 1, maim. See syn. study at maim.

disable Usage Examples

Object

  • verdict: There are only so many programs that you can watch about the African Bullfrog for example. disable ad VERDICT So should you invest?
  • cookie: Should you wish you can disable cookies through the browser settings.
  • transloader: To use it you will have to disable any other Transloader that handles TIFF files.
  • javascript: The Unix Teaching System's mozilla has JavaScript disabled by default.
  • caching: With the Cache setting, users may enable or disable the caching of page data depending upon their own personal preferences.
  • firewall: In these circumstances you will either need to open access through the firewall to extra ports, or disable the firewall entirely.

Subject

  • default: The Unix Teaching System's mozilla has JavaScript disabled by default.

Adjective complement

  • friendly: The ship appeared to be very disabled friendly with level access to all areas, disabled toilets and lifts serving all decks.
  • public: Take care Nina, | | The administrator has disabled public write access.

Modifying Another Word

  • temporarily: Enabled can be used to temporarily disable a user from entering the system.
  • severely: My wife and I, both severely disabled and aged 86 have lived with my daughter Jean in Bar Hill since 1972.
  • physically: Of these 1,981 people were physically disabled and 702 were wheelchair users.
  • mentally: Provide grants to families on low income with a physically or mentally disabled dependent to have a modest UK holiday break.
  • manually: You could manually disable the Windows Messenger Service if you want or download the free " Shoot the Messenger " program.
  • socially: Noise Induced Hearing Loss ( NIHL ) is possibly the most socially disabling condition that we can suffer from.

Used with why or when

  • when: Zoom Icons and Commands are disabled when maximum or minimum zooms are reached.

Present participle complement

  • accord: This allows repression to be enabled or disabled according to the chemical environment.
  • log: Absence of any TransferLog disables logging If no TransferLog directive is given then no log is written.

Preposition: in

  • BIOS: The inbuilt video and audio chips can usually be disabled in the BIOS if you want to install AGP or PCI cards instead.

Preposition: by

  • default: The Unix Teaching System's mozilla has JavaScript disabled by default.