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disabling

VERB

render inoperative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

damage debilitate exhaust harm hurt immobilize impair incapacitate knock out maim mangle mutilate paralyze ruin shatter undermine weaken wreck

STRONG

attenuate batter blunt disarm disenable disqualify enervate enfeeble hamstring hock invalidate kibosh mar muzzle pinion prostrate sabotage sap spoil total unbrace unfit

WEAK

hogtie put out of action render incapable shoot down take out throw monkey wrench in unstrengthen

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist benefit build create cure fix heal help improve invigorate mend mobilize repair strengthen

STRONG

increase permit

WEAK

enable

Example Sentences

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Blessing then smashed into the wall of a nearby home, disabling his Tahoe, police said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

U.S. forces seized the MV Touska containership in the Gulf of Oman, disabling its propulsion after it violated a blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

"By disabling Ant2, we triggered a complete shift in how T cells produce and use energy," explains Prof. Berger.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The lawsuits were essential in disabling that attack, and winning the lawsuits made it clear that those kinds of efforts wouldn’t succeed.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

I grew up victim to a disabling confusion.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez