disable

About 1.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   Falling off the horse disabled him.

3. verb 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.

4. adjective Lacking ability; unable.

Similar words

incapacitate handicap disenable invalid maim idle inactivity inactivate quiesce neutralise

Often followed by

the a it him them this all or any

Word family

disabled disablement disablements disables disabling