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How to pronounce “disable”
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Pronunciation guide for disable
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of disable with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Smart SPHERES: Free-Flying Space Robots
had to hardware disable the cellular phone functionality
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
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How to pronounce disable
Smart SPHERES: Free-Flying Space Robots

had to hardware disable the cellular phone functionality
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “disable”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.
- (chiefly of a person) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.
- (chiefly electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
- [Adjective]
- (obsolete) Lacking ability; unable.
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