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disable

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1. disable - Adjective

2. disable - Verb

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Lacking ability; unable.

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.

To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable.

To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Remove advertising, disable a person or firm from proclaiming its wares and their merits, and the whole of society and of the economy is transformed. The enemies of advertising are the enemies of freedom. David Ogilvy

I can try to disable it," I said, "but if I mess up, this whole apartment is going to fill with gas. We'll die." Thalia swallowed. " I trust you. Just... don't mess it up. Rick Riordan

Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities. Evelyn Glennie

Did you take Joyce's engine?' 'My instructions were to disable the car, but one of the men bet Hal a burger he couldn't get the engine out. So Hal removed the engine. Janet Evanovich

He was disabled in a car accident Source: Internet

disable this command on your computer Source: Internet

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