\Dis*a"ble\, a.
Lacking ability; unable. [Obs.] ``Our disable and unactive
force.'' --Daniel.

\Dis*a"ble\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Disabling}.]
1. To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force,
   vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent
   physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to
   disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to
   impair.
         A Christian's life is a perpetual exercise, a
         wrestling and warfare, for which sensual pleasure
         disables him.                         --Jer. Taylor.
         And had performed it, if my known offense Had not
         disabled me.                          --Milton.
         I have disabled mine estate.          --Shak.
2. (Law) To deprive of legal right or qualification; to
   render legally incapable.
         An attainder of the ancestor corrupts the blood, and
         disables his children to inherit.     --Blackstone.
3. To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to
   declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to
   undervalue. [Obs.] ``He disabled my judgment.'' --Shak.
Syn: To weaken; unfit; disqualify; incapacitate.