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disable
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)
- (transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
- (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
- Falling off the horse disabled him.
- (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)
- (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)
- disable, disqualify
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disfigure
English
Etymology
From Middle English disfiguren, from Anglo-Norman desfigurer.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d?s?f???/
- (General American) IPA(key): /d?s?f??j?/
Verb
disfigure (third-person singular simple present disfigures, present participle disfiguring, simple past and past participle disfigured)
- Change the appearance of something/someone to the negative.
- The burnings disfigured his face.
Translations
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- what causes disfigurement
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