Disable vs Decommission - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between disable and decommission

is that disable is to render unable; to take away an ability of while decommission is to take out of service or to render unusable.

is (obsolete) lacking ability; unable.

(disabl)

To render unable; to take away an ability of.

(chiefly, of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

Falling off the horse disabled him.

to deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device.

The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.

* enable

* disablement

(en adjective)

(obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.

* Daniel

Our disable and unactive force.

(en verb)

To take out of service or to render unusable.

They decommissioned the ship after the accident.

The Army decommissioned the Sherman tank by filling the turret with cement.

To remove or revoke a commission.

After his arrest, the officer was decommissioned from the police force.

To remove or revoke a formal designation.

The state highway was decommissioned and reverted to local control.