Associations to the word «Disable»

Wiktionary

DISABLE, verb. (transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of.
DISABLE, verb. (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
DISABLE, verb. To deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device.
DISABLE, adjective. (obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.

Dictionary definition

DISABLE, verb. Make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer".
DISABLE, verb. Injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley