disable

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dɪsˈeɪbəl/

Verb

transitive of a person

(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling. / (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

Japanese Meaning

（対象を）使用できなくする、動作不能にする / （能力や機能を）奪う、低下させる / （特に人の場合に）身体的または精神的な能力に障害を与え、正常な働きを妨げる

What is this buttons?

The power outage will disable the security system, leaving the building unprotected.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

停電がセキュリティシステムを使用不能にし、建物を無防備にする。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

Sense（2）

(chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

Falling off the horse disabled him.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（3）

(chiefly electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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disables

（ present singular third-person ）

disabling

（ participle present ）

disabled

（ participle past ）

disabled

（ past ）

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