Disabled vs Deactivate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between disabled and deactivate

is that disabled is (disable) while deactivate is (ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective.

is made incapable of use or action.

is one who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular).

(en adjective)

Made incapable of use or action.

Having a disability, especially physical.

(legal) Legally disqualified.

* incapacitated * invalid

* enabled

(en noun)

One who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular).

(head)

(disable)

* de-activate *

(deactivat)

(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective

to prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme)

to remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service