different between disable vs damage

English

Etymology

dis- +? able

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [d?s?e?b??]
• Rhymes: -e?b?l

Verb

disable (third-person singular simple present disables, present participle disabling, simple past and past participle disabled)

1. (transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
2. (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

   Falling off the horse disabled him.

3. (chiefly electronics, computing) 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.

Synonyms

• unable (non-standard), see also Thesaurus:disable
• deactivate

Antonyms

• enable

Derived terms

• disablement

Translations

Adjective

disable (comparative more disable, superlative most disable)

1. (obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.

   • Our disable and unactive force.

Anagrams

• baldies, bidales, diables, labside

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?sebl/, /?d??ebl/

Verb

disable (third-person singular present disables, present participle disablein, past disablet, past participle disablet)

1. disable, disqualify

English

Etymology

From Middle English damage, from Old French damage (Modern French dommage), from Vulgar Latin *damnaticum from Classical Latin damnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dæm?d?/
• Rhymes: -æm?d?
• Hyphenation: dam?age

Noun

damage (countable and uncountable, plural damages)

1. Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

   The storm did a lot of damage to the area.

   • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Friendship

     Great errors and absurdities many {{..}}commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune.

2. (slang) Cost or expense.

   "What's the damage?" he asked the waiter.

Usage notes

Currently it is only used as an uncountable noun, except in the plural. There are few examples of countable (singular) use.

Related terms

• damn
• indemnity

Translations

Verb

damage (third-person singular simple present damages, present participle damaging, simple past and past participle damaged)

1. (transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

   Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.

   Cold temperatures, heavy rain, falling rocks, strong winds and glacier movement can damage the equipment.

   • 1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica. Or, General Survey of the Antient and Modern State of that Island, volume 2, book 2, chapter 7, 5:

     The building was erected in two years, at the parochial expence, on the foundation of the former one, which was irreparably damaged by the hurricane of Augu?t, 1712.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To undergo damage.

Derived terms

• undamaged

Translations

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dampnage, dammage, domage, damege

Etymology

From Old French damage, from Vulgar Latin *damnaticum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam?a?d?(?)/, /d?m?a?d?(?)/, /?damad?(?)/

Noun

damage (plural damages)

1. damage, harm, injury
2. loss (of reputation, etc.)
3. (rare) disability, weakness
4. (law, often in the plural) damages (compensation for loss)

Related terms

• damagen

Descendants

• English: damage
• Scots: dammish

References

• “dam??e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *damnaticum from Classical Latin damnum. Cognate with Old Occitan damnatge.

Noun

damage m (oblique plural damages, nominative singular damages, nominative plural damage)

1. damage
2. injury, hurt, insult

Related terms

• damagier

Descendants

• French: dommage
• Norman: dommage
• ? Middle English: damage, dampnage, dammage, domage, damege
  • English: damage
  • Scots: dammish
• ? Irish: damáiste
• ? Sicilian: damaggiu