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disabling

verb

Meaning

  1. To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
  2. (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
  3. To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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