disabled (verb)

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• disable — verb (T) 1 (often passive) to make someone unable to use a part of their body properly: Carter was permanently disabled in the war. 2 to deliberately make a machine or piece of equipment impossible to use: This system is designed to destroy or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cannibalize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1943 transitive verb 1. a. to take salvageable parts from (as a disabled machine) for use in building or repairing another machine b. to make use of (a part taken from one thing) in building, repairing, or crea …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• weaken — verb (weakened; weakening) Date: 1530 transitive verb 1. to make weak ; lessen the strength of 2. to reduce in intensity or effectiveness intransitive verb to become weak • weakener noun Synonyms …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• disable — verb 1) an injury that could disable somebody for life Syn: incapacitate, put out of action, debilitate; handicap, cripple, lame, maim, immobilize, paralyze 2) the bomb squad disabled the device Syn: deactivate, def …   Thesaurus of popular words

• relieve — verb ADVERB ▪ temporarily ▪ completely, partially VERB + RELIEVE ▪ attempt to, try to ▪ They try to relieve the symptoms of depre …   Collocations dictionary

• take note — verb observe with care or pay close attention to (Freq. 2) Take note of this chemical reaction • Syn: ↑note, ↑observe • Derivationally related forms: ↑observable (for: ↑observe) …   Useful english dictionary

• disable — verb /dɪsˈeɪ.bəl/ a) to render unable; to take away the ability. Falling off the horse disabled him. b) To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury. The pilot had to …   Wiktionary

• quiesce — verb /ˈkwɪi.ɛs/ a) Become quiet or quieter. b) To make temporarily inactive or disabled. See Also: quiet …   Wiktionary

• ride the short bus — verb a) To participate in a special education program, such as for those with learning disabilities. ...complete with golden shag carpet on the floor and Christian rock posters on the wall for the poor kids forced to ride the short bus of… …   Wiktionary

• put on airs — verb to become haughty, to assume a haughty manner Even Timothy, the jointed wooden lion, who was made by the disabled soldiers, and should have had broader views, put on airs and pretended he was connected with Government …   Wiktionary

• discriminate — verb 1 (I, T) to recognize a difference between things (+ between): It s sometimes difficult to discriminate between edible and poisonous mushrooms. | discriminate sth from: You must learn to discriminate fact from opinion. 2 (I) to treat people… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English