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To disable is defined as to make something not work that was working before, or to injure someone in a way that makes them unable to do something.

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An example of disable is to stop a car from running by disconnecting the battery cables.
An example of disable is for a horse to buck a rider causing the rider to lose the use of his legs.

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See disable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb disabled, disabling

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

Related Forms:

disablement noun

See disable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb dis·a·bled, dis·a·bling, dis·a·bles

To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.
Law To render legally disqualified.

Related Forms:

dis·aˈble·ment noun

dis·aˈbling adjective

dis·aˈbling·ly adverb

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