Disable
Disable verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.
Lose and disable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lose" instead a verb "Disable".
Nearby Words: disablement, disabling
Lose
Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Problem is, the programmers forgot to disable the Escort Mission at this point, leaving you to lose by killing him or lose by letting him kill all your men.
Source: Video Game / Disciples - The final class is LMP1, with the Audi R10 TDI in it - it's practically impossible to lose with said car, not even in difficulty settings that disable flashbacks or restarts.
Source: Video Game / GRID -
And you can't move or do anything at that point; the only option is to disable god mode and lose.
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