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disable
To turn off; deactivate. See disabled.
disable [dis′ā·bəl]
(computer science)
To prevent some action from being carried out.
To turn off a computer system or a piece of equipment.
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That would disable him; but he has one knee, and good part of the other left, you know.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
At first considering the abundance of the guanacos, I was surprise at this; but it is explained by the stony nature of the plains which would soon disable an unshod horse from taking par in the chase.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Monsieur your friend (pardon for not calling him by the honorable name which no doubt he bears, but we do not know that name), Monsieur your friend, having disabled two men with his pistols, retreated fighting with his sword, with which he disable one of my men, and stunned me with a blow of the flat side of it.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
 
 
 
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