1
as in incapacitates
to cause severe or permanent injury to
a promising athlete who was severely disabled in a plane crash
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2
as in paralyzes
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
disabled the controls for unauthorized users
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Recent Examples of disables
The MorphoScan is even missing a couple of quality-of-life features present on the Etekcity scale, including a safe mode for pregnant women and pacemaker users that disables the BIA electrical current for weight-only measurements.
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Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
The use of shock waves, or blast overpressure (BOP), kills or disables enemies with the force of the explosion, vaporizing the weapon’s plastic outer shell.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
The intensity of the heat disables my phone for an hour.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Some even have an immobilizer that disables the ignition if thieves have a key.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
For more information on why The Athletic occasionally disables comments on stories, please click here.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
One of the biggest barriers to drones is electronic warfare, which disables drones by severing their connection with the user.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
Activating sport mode disables one-pedal driving.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Super Cruise includes gaze-tracking technology that disables the system when drivers aren’t watching the road.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
The use of shock waves, or blast overpressure (BOP), kills or disables enemies with the force of the explosion, vaporizing the weapon’s plastic outer shell.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
The intensity of the heat disables my phone for an hour.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Some even have an immobilizer that disables the ignition if thieves have a key.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
For more information on why The Athletic occasionally disables comments on stories, please click here.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
One of the biggest barriers to drones is electronic warfare, which disables drones by severing their connection with the user.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
Activating sport mode disables one-pedal driving.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Super Cruise includes gaze-tracking technology that disables the system when drivers aren’t watching the road.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disables
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Lorenzo confronts and incapacitates Pepe, Sonia’s main ally, before facing Sonia herself.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Once an octopus ambushes and bites its prey, the venom in its saliva paralyzes the prey, allowing the octopus to consume it.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Mar. 2026
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Monster blizzard paralyzes Northeast with extreme snow, soaring power outages.—
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FOXNews.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The author takes an overnight Amtrak journey instead of a flight to Washington as the government shutdown cripples Atlanta’s airport.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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These pressures could produce a tsunami that fractures the state’s fiscal foundation, self-inflicts a crisis ultimately demanding drastic cuts, and cripples its competitiveness.—
Andrew Rein,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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In response, Varsity and USASF have argued that the Open Championship’s own growth, both in terms of participant numbers and event revenue, undermines the notion that the defendants illegally stifled competition.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Anything less undermines public trust.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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In her desperation to ask Val for a job on the new sitcom, Sharon falls and injures herself.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Pool drain seriously injures girl Paloma Quatrini was just days away from her fourth birthday when the accident happened at an upscale resort in Mexico.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Similar to airline tickets or ride-sharing fares, prices may rise when demand exceeds available seats and fall when demand weakens.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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This shift ignores local differences and weakens a decentralized model that has allowed rules to be tailored to the realities of each state.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Disables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disables. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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