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Enabled vs Disables - What's the difference?

enabled | disables |

As verbs the difference between enabled and disables

is that enabled is (enable) while disables is (disable).

As an adjective enabled

is being capable for use or action.

enabled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being capable for use or action.

    • Antonyms

    * disabled

    Verb

    (head)
  • (enable)

    • disables

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disable)

    • disable

    English

    Verb

    (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.

    Antonyms

    * enable

    Derived terms

    * disablement

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.
  • * Daniel
    • Our disable and unactive force.

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