disable
dis-a-ble · verb
Definitions
verb
- 1.
To make a device or system inoperative.
- 2.
To deprive someone of physical or mental abilities.
- 3.
To make something unable to function.
- 4.
To prevent something from working or being effective.
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Etymology
From Old French desabler, from des- meaning "not" + hable meaning "able." First recorded in English in the 15th century.