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1. Incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness
   - handicapped
    
2. So badly injured as to be excused from continuing
   - out of action, hors de combat

1. People collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
   "technology to help the elderly and the disabled"
   - handicapped

1. Make unable to perform a certain action
   "disable this command on your computer"
   - disenable, incapacitate
    
2. Injure permanently
   "He was disabled in a car accident"
   - invalid, incapacitate, handicap

See also: disability, unfit

Type of: alter, change, injure, modify, people, wound

Antonym: enable

Encyclopedia: Disable