disable
verb/dɪsˈeɪbəl/
Frequency rank: #7,465 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to make something unable to function or operate properly.
Example sentence
The heavy snowfall could disable the city's transportation system for days.
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