Thesaurus: disable

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1. a. Lacking ability; unable.
2. v. t. To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to impair.
3. v. t. To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable.
4. v. t. To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue.
5. v. make unable to perform a certain action
6. v. injure permanently
7. Lacking ability; unable. [Obs.] "Our disable and unactive force." Daniel. 1. To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to impair. A Christian's life is a perpetual exercise, a wrestling and warfare, for which sensual pleasure disables him. Jer. Taylor. And had performed it, if my known offense Had not disabled me. Milton. I have disabled mine estate. Shak. 2. (Law) To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable. An attainder of the ancestor corrupts the blood, and disables his children to inherit. Blackstone. 3. To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue. [Obs.] "He disabled my judgment." Shak. Syn. -- To weaken; unfit; disqualify; incapacitate.
8. Lacking ability; unable. [Obs.] "Our disable and unactiveforce." Daniel.
9. v:100 v. make unable to perform a certain action v. injure permanently