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Maimed vs Disable - What's the difference?

maimed | disable |

As verbs the difference between maimed and disable

is that maimed is (maim) while disable is to render unable; to take away an ability of.

As an adjective disable is

(obsolete) lacking ability; unable.

maimed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (maim)

    • maim

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
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  • *:Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed , comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, with (by way of local colour) on one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust from which gnarled and rusty stalks thrust themselves up like withered elfin limbs.

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * maimer

    Anagrams

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    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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