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

Some regularly put their cars in sport mode, which in some models disables the engine from shutting off when the car is idle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 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

Technology is a shape or a form that enables certain things and disables others, and there’s room to navigate, but there are also constraints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025

Though infections are at a relative low these days, we're still dealing with COVID-19, which kills hundreds of Americans per week and disables countless others.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 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