WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•a•ble /dɪsˈeɪbəl/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -bled, -bling.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to make unable or unfit;
weaken or destroy the capability of;
cripple:That illness disabled him and left him unable to work.
dis•a•ble
(dis ā′bəl),USA pronunciation v.t., -bled, -bling.
dis•a′ble•ment, n.
dis•a′bler, n.
- to make unable or unfit;
weaken or destroy the capability of;
cripple;
incapacitate:He was disabled by blindness. - to make legally incapable;
disqualify.
- dis-1 + able 1475–85
dis•a′bler, n.
- 1. . enfeeble, paralyze. See cripple.
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