Disable
Disable verb - To render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move.
Usage example: disabled the controls for unauthorized users
Nearby Words: disablement, disabling
Strengthen
Strengthen verb - To increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force.
Disable is an antonym for strengthen.
Nearby Words: strength, strengthening
Common collocations
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Strengthen and Disable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disable/strengthen
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Strengthen or Disable. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/disable/strengthen.
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