Disable vs Disqualify - What's the difference?
disable | disqualify | Synonyms |
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.
to deactivate a function of an electronical or mechanical device.
(obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.
* Daniel
To make ineligible for something, by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.
Disable is a synonym of disqualify.
As verbs the difference between disable and disqualify
is that disable is to render unable; to take away an ability of while disqualify is to make ineligible for something, by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.As an adjective disable
is (obsolete) lacking ability; unable.disable
English
Verb
(disabl)- Falling off the horse disabled him.
- The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.
Antonyms
* enableDerived terms
* disablementAdjective
(en adjective)- Our disable and unactive force.
