Antonyms for disable


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dis-ey-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈeɪ bəl


Definition of disable

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from dis- "do the opposite of" + ablen (v.) "to make fit" (see able). Related: Disabled; disabling. Earlier in the same sense was unable (v.) "make unfit, render unsuitable" (c.1400).
  • verb render inoperative; cripple
Example sentences :
  • I must disable this machinery and give the tug a chance to escape.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • And he repeats the Arabic proverb in broken Arabic, “A drop of pus will disable a camel.”
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Now he had to make another when her threat was not to kill him but to disable the ship.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • But how do you disable a smooth-surfaced turtle-backed machine?
  • Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
  • Running over a floating log might disable our propeller, and we should be helpless then.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • If you're looking to me to disable the guy, forget about it.
  • Extract from : « Shock Absorber » by E.G. von Wald
  • "I am under orders to disable you if you refuse," the police warned.
  • Extract from : « Eight Keys to Eden » by Mark Irvin Clifton
  • If these men met him again he must disable them instantly or die.
  • Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland
  • I hoped thus to sink or disable our antagonist, or to make her sheer off.
  • Extract from : « Hurricane Hurry » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Advancing towards him, they fired, and wounded, but did not disable him.
  • Extract from : « Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals » by R. Lee

Synonyms for disable

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