How do you use the word "disable" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "disable" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "disable": I wish I could figure out how to disable comments on my blog. There are very few people who could disable such a sophisticated security system.

Disable Meaning

/dɪsˈeɪbəl/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

verbTo impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

Sentence Examples

I wish I could figure out how to disable comments on my blog.

There are very few people who could disable such a sophisticated security system.

Yanni used a stun gun to disable Skura.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

invalid handicap

Antonyms:

enable

CEFR Practice Quiz

Press this button to ____ the alarm system temporarily.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I wish I could figure out how to ____ comments on my blog.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Old French ablebor. Middle English able English able English disable From dis- + able.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Krav is a martial art of last resort that assumes no quarter and focuses purely on disarming, disabling and, if necessary, destroying your opponent." — 2013, Steven McLaughlin, Clubland UK: On the Door in the Rave Era:

"Fire ants circumvented the problem of an ineffective sting by having an unusual and highly effective venom that when daubed or sprayed on other ants penetrates their waxy protective integumental barrier and kills or disables them." — 2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 102:

"At the end of March 2015 the onboard software configuration of the AGILE satellite was modified in order to disable the veto signal of the anticoincidence shield for the minicalorimeter instrument." — 2016, M. Marisaldi, A. Argan, A. Ursi, T. Gjesteland, F. Fuschino, C. Labanti, M. Galli, M. Tavani, C. Pittori, F. Verrecchia, F. D'Amico, N. Østgaard, S. Mereghetti, R. Campana, P.W. Cattaneo, A. Bulgarelli, S. Colafrancesco, S. Dietrich, F. Longo, F. Gianotti, P. Giommi, A. Rappoldi, M. Trifoglio, A. Trois, “Enhanced detection of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes by AGILE”, in arXiv:

"Our disable and unactive force." — 1595, Samuel Daniel, “(please specify the folio number)”, in The First Fowre Bookes of the Ciuile Wars between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, London: […] P[eter] Short for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:

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