Disables vs Disabled - What's the difference?
disables | disabled |
(disable)
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
Made incapable of use or action.
Having a disability, especially physical.
(legal) Legally disqualified.
One who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular).
(disable)
As verbs the difference between disables and disabled
is that disables is third-person singular of disable while disabled is past tense of disable.As an adjective disabled is
made incapable of use or action.As a noun disabled is
one who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular).disables
English
Verb
(head)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.