Definition of Disable

Dis`a´ble
a.1.Lacking ability; unable.
v. t.1.To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to impair.
[imp. & p. p. Disabled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disabling .]
2.(Law) To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable.
3.To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue.


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