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Discover LudwigThe phrase "to disable" is correct and can be used in written English
It is often used to describe the act of making something or someone unable to function or act in a certain way. Example: The IT department was called to disable the employee's email account due to a violation of company policies.
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to disable
verb
To render unable; to take away an ability of.
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"There's several ways to disable vehicles.
— I should be allowed to disable it).
We usually aim to disable people permanently.
They are supposed to disable, not kill, suspects.
Every system has a way to disable "Mature -rated gaMature -rated
I don't need to disable my Internet connection, because — honestly?
American officials praised the crew's decision to disable the ship.
They were going to disable the telephone system.
iPhones have an optional setting to disable MMS.
Eventually, CCP added an option to disable the feature entirely.
And they were also going to disable the electricity.
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