dis·a·ble / disˈābəl/ • v. [tr.] (of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities: it's an injury that could disable somebody for life | [as adj.] (disabling) a progressively disabling disease | [intr.] anxiety can disrupt and disable. ∎  put out of action: the raiders tried to disable the alarm system.DERIVATIVES: dis·a·ble·ment n.

disable
1. To make a device inactive.

2. To suppress the action of an interrupt.