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单词 disable
释义 dis·able
\də̇ˈsābəl also -ˈzā-\ transitive verb
(disabled ; disabled ; disabling \-b(ə)liŋ\ ; disables)
Etymology: Middle English disablen, from dis- (I) + able (adjective)
1. : to deprive of legal right or qualification : make legally incapable or incompetent : disqualify
2. : to make incapable or ineffective : incapacitate
 < heavy financial losses disabling him from the execution of his plans >
 < disable a bomb >
especially : to deprive of physical, moral, or intellectual strength
 < an English winter … disabled my mother like a mortal sickness — Sylvia T. Warner >
 < disables the rich as completely as the poor — G.B.Shaw >
3. obsolete
 a. : to deprive of what gives value : impair in worth
  < I have disabled mine estate — Shakespeare >
 b. : to declare incompetent or invalid : disparage
  < he disabled my judgment — Shakespeare >
Synonyms: see weaken
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