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disable - make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" |
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disenable,
incapacitate |
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enable render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"
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modify,
alter,
change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
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lay up disable or confine, as with an illness; "She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks"
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nobble disable by drugging; "nobble the race horses"
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pinion cut the wings off (of birds)
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restrain,
confine,
hold hold back
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disable - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" |
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invalid,
incapacitate,
handicap |
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wound,
injure cause injuries or bodily harm to
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hock disable by cutting the hock
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