Disenable

/ˌdɪsɪˈneɪbəl/ verb

Definition

To make unable; to deprive of ability or power to do something; to disable or render incapable.

Etymology

From dis- (reversal/negation) + enable (from en- + able, meaning to make able). This archaic word means to strip away someone's capability or resources.

Kelly Says

Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers used 'disenable' to describe how misfortune or injury could strip a person of their faculties—it's a more poetic predecessor to our modern word 'disable.'

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