disables

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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disables

The virus that sparked a global pandemic still regularly infects, disables and kills hundreds of people per week.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

A "dark" vessel -- usually a tanker or cargo carrier -- deliberately disables or manipulates transponders in a bid to go undetected by public tracking systems like Kpler's MarineTraffic.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

But if a student disables Opal to use a banned app, school officials are notified on an office dashboard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025

If the lane striping isn’t perfect, though, the lane-keeping assist sometimes disables itself, so I don’t rely on it completely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

Several of the drones hover too close to the gates—when they try to cross over, they hit an invisible shield that disables them, sending them clattering to the ground.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu