Disable and Inhibit

Disable

Disable verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

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

Nearby Words: disablement, disabling

Inhibit

Inhibit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Disable and inhibit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disable" instead a verb "Inhibit".

Common collocations

ability disable ability inhibit ability
feature disable feature inhibit feature
movement disable movement inhibit movement
powers disable powers inhibit powers
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