Antonyms for disable

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dis-ey-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈeɪ bəl

Definition of disable

Origin : mid-15c., from dis- "do the opposite of" + ablen (v.) "to make fit" (see able). Related: Disabled; disabling. Earlier in the same sense was unable (v.) "make unfit, render unsuitable" (c.1400).

verb render inoperative; cripple

Example sentences :

I must disable this machinery and give the tug a chance to escape.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

And he repeats the Arabic proverb in broken Arabic, “A drop of pus will disable a camel.”
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Now he had to make another when her threat was not to kill him but to disable the ship.
Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster

But how do you disable a smooth-surfaced turtle-backed machine?
Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley

Running over a floating log might disable our propeller, and we should be helpless then.
Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic

If you're looking to me to disable the guy, forget about it.
Extract from : « Shock Absorber » by E.G. von Wald

"I am under orders to disable you if you refuse," the police warned.
Extract from : « Eight Keys to Eden » by Mark Irvin Clifton

If these men met him again he must disable them instantly or die.
Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland

I hoped thus to sink or disable our antagonist, or to make her sheer off.
Extract from : « Hurricane Hurry » by W.H.G. Kingston

Advancing towards him, they fired, and wounded, but did not disable him.
Extract from : « Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals » by R. Lee

Synonyms for disable

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