- Disabling
- Disable Dis*a"ble (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Disabling}.]
1. To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force,
vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent
physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to
disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to
impair.
[1913 Webster]
A Christian's life is a perpetual exercise, a wrestling and warfare, for which sensual pleasure disables him. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
And had performed it, if my known offense Had not disabled me. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
I have disabled mine estate. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. (Law) To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable. [1913 Webster]
An attainder of the ancestor corrupts the blood, and disables his children to inherit. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
3. To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue. [Obs.] ``He disabled my judgment.'' --Shak.
Syn: To weaken; unfit; disqualify; incapacitate. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
