Disable and Except

Disable

Disable verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

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Except and disable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Except" instead a verb "Disable".

Nearby Words: disablement, disabling

Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

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Disable and except are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disable" instead a verb "Except".

power	disable power	except power
guns	disable guns	except guns

Destroying all parts of the boss except for the mouth, which has Kreel/the Red Mercury canister and is the target, will disable the voltage.

Source: Video Game / Warhawk
Except for test launches, military missiles have no way to remotely disable or destroy them in-flight.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S33 E2 "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"
However, during certain important questlines (such as the Companions questline) the game will at specific points disable all movement or interaction for the player except camera movement as a scene unfolds nearby.

Source: Expository Gameplay Limitation

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