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disabling

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dis·a·ble  (ds-bl)
tr.v. dis·a·bled, dis·a·bling, dis·a·bles
1. To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.
2. Law To render legally disqualified.
dis·able·ment n.
dis·abling adj.
dis·abling·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disabling - that cripples or disables or incapacitates; "a crippling injury"
crippling, incapacitating
unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint"
2.disabling - depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; "certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship"
disqualifying
enabling - providing legal power or sanction; "an enabling resolution"; "enabling power"


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If affection lead a man to favor the less worthy in desert, let him do it, without depraving or disabling the better deserver.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
The black's next shot was more accurate, striking my flier full upon the prow and exploding with the instant of contact, ripping wide open the bow buoyancy tanks and disabling the engine.
Warlord of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Contending vainly against the disabling advances of rheumatism, Thomas Pennyquick ruefully contemplated the prospect of being laid up at home by a long illness--with a wife and children to support, and with the emoluments attached to his position passing into the pockets of the first stranger who could be found to occupy his place at the inn.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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