different between disable vs unrig

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

un- +? rig

Verb

unrig (third-person singular simple present unrigs, present participle unrigging, simple past and past participle unrigged)

1. (nautical, transitive, intransitive) To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
   • 1957, Neville Shute, On the Beach, New York: William Morrow & Co., Chapter 3,^[4]

     [...] in bathing costumes they unrigged the boat, put away the sails, and got her up to her resting place upon the dry sand of the beach.

2. (transitive) To disable.
3. (obsolete, slang) To undress (someone).

References

Anagrams

• Irgun, rugin, ruing, uring