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disable

 
 
/dɪˈseɪbl/ verb [T]

Translation

PERSON If someone is disabled by an illness or injury, it makes it difficult for them to live in the way that most other people do.
sakatla(n)mak, sakat bırakmak
[often passive] Some children were permanently disabled by the bomb.1882094
EQUIPMENT to stop a piece of equipment from working
etkisiz hale getirmek, bozmak, çalışmasını engellemek
The thieves must have disabled the alarm system.2503
(Definition of disable verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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