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Deprived of the ability to perform natural physical activities
“The game of boccia is the first sport to be scheduled, specifically for disabled athletes.”
Deprived of the ability to perform natural mental activities
“It left him disabled with learning difficulties, epilepsy, and a dependency on full-time care.”
Physically harmed or damaged, especially of a limb
Physically tired or fatigued
Malfunctioning or not working well
Impaired or intellectually disabled
A person who has severely impaired physical abilities
Past tense for to cause to be physically injured, disabled or incapacitated
“Such an injury that could potentially disable someone for life.”
Past tense for to cause someone to feel physically weak or weary
“My father kept up his tennis until he was eighty-eight, despite three heart attacks. He did not let illness disable him.”
Past tense for to cause damage to something with the intent of disabling it
“Performance monitoring will help you detect problems of many types, from runaway processes to network attacks meant to disable your services.”
Past tense for to cause to be immobilized or ineffective
“Other drugs are used to disable the immune system and can have more severe effects on the digestive tract.”
Past tense for to cause to be severely weakened or powerless
“He appears to have a few personality quirks which disable his effectiveness as a business partner.”
Past tense for to deactivate or switch off
“A more sophisticated solution to this problem is to install occupancy sensors to disable the lights when the space is not in use.”
Past tense for to disqualify or invalidate from progressing or being operational
“The system will automatically disable the affected campaign keywords and prevent ads from being displayed.”
Past tense for to cause to be ineffective or deactivated
Past tense for to weaken or reduce in strength or intensity
Past tense for to destroy or disrupt by means of sabotage
Past tense for to destroy by, or as if by, an explosion
Past tense for to violently subdue or incapacitate someone, rendering them unconscious or severely injured
Past tense for to dope something or someone, especially by giving it a drug
Past tense for to subdue or hurt physically or violently
Past tense for to forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon
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