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disables

dɪsˈeɪb(ə)l

verb

(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities.

it’s an injury that could disable somebody for life

incapacitate,impair,damage,put out of action,render/make powerless,weaken,enfeeble,debilitate,indispose,make unfit,immobilize,hamstring,paralyse,prostrate,torpefy

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disable

dɪsˈeɪb(ə)l

verb

(of a disease, injury, or accident) limit (someone) in their movements, senses, or activities.

it’s an injury that could disable somebody for life

incapacitate,impair,damage,put out of action,render/make powerless,weaken,enfeeble,debilitate,indispose,make unfit,immobilize,hamstring,paralyse,prostrate,torpefy

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devitalizing

diːˈvʌɪt(ə)lʌɪz

verb

deprive of strength and vigour.

technological progress has given enormous power to humanity, but at the cost of devitalizing the spirit of the individual

weaken,make weak,make feeble,enfeeble,debilitate,enervate,sap,drain,tax,overtax,wash out,overtire,exhaust,weary,tire,tire out,fatigue,jade,wear out,prostrate,undermine,impair,render infirm,indispose,incapacitate,cripple,disable,paralyse,immobilize,lay low,put out of action,knock out,do in,knacker,shatter,whack,bush,frazzle,wear to a frazzle,poop,take it out of,fag out,torpefy

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devitalizes

diːˈvʌɪt(ə)lʌɪz

verb

deprive of strength and vigour.

technological progress has given enormous power to humanity, but at the cost of devitalizing the spirit of the individual

weaken,make weak,make feeble,enfeeble,debilitate,enervate,sap,drain,tax,overtax,wash out,overtire,exhaust,weary,tire,tire out,fatigue,jade,wear out,prostrate,undermine,impair,render infirm,indispose,incapacitate,cripple,disable,paralyse,immobilize,lay low,put out of action,knock out,do in,knacker,shatter,whack,bush,frazzle,wear to a frazzle,poop,take it out of,fag out,torpefy

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devitalized

diːˈvʌɪt(ə)lʌɪz

verb

deprive of strength and vigour.

technological progress has given enormous power to humanity, but at the cost of devitalizing the spirit of the individual

weaken,make weak,make feeble,enfeeble,debilitate,enervate,sap,drain,tax,overtax,wash out,overtire,exhaust,weary,tire,tire out,fatigue,jade,wear out,prostrate,undermine,impair,render infirm,indispose,incapacitate,cripple,disable,paralyse,immobilize,lay low,put out of action,knock out,do in,knacker,shatter,whack,bush,frazzle,wear to a frazzle,poop,take it out of,fag out,torpefy

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devitalize

diːˈvʌɪt(ə)lʌɪz

verb

deprive of strength and vigour.

technological progress has given enormous power to humanity, but at the cost of devitalizing the spirit of the individual

weaken,make weak,make feeble,enfeeble,debilitate,enervate,sap,drain,tax,overtax,wash out,overtire,exhaust,weary,tire,tire out,fatigue,jade,wear out,prostrate,undermine,impair,render infirm,indispose,incapacitate,cripple,disable,paralyse,immobilize,lay low,put out of action,knock out,do in,knacker,shatter,whack,bush,frazzle,wear to a frazzle,poop,take it out of,fag out,torpefy

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demoralizes

dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz

verb

cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope.

the General Strike had demoralized the trade unions

dishearten,dispirit,deject,cast down,depress,dismay,daunt,discourage,unman,unnerve,crush,sap,shake,throw,cow,subdue,undermine,devitalize,weaken,enfeeble,enervate,break someone’s spirit,bring someone low,knock the stuffing out of,knock for six,knock sideways,dispirited,disheartened,downhearted,dejected,downcast,low,depressed,despairing,disconsolate,crestfallen,disappointed,dismayed,daunted,discouraged,unmanned,unnerved,crushed,humbled,cowed,subdued,sapped,drained,shaken,thrown,undermined,devitalized,fed up,brassed off,cheesed off,pissed off

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demoralize

dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz

verb

cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope.

the General Strike had demoralized the trade unions

dishearten,dispirit,deject,cast down,depress,dismay,daunt,discourage,unman,unnerve,crush,sap,shake,throw,cow,subdue,undermine,devitalize,weaken,enfeeble,enervate,break someone’s spirit,bring someone low,knock the stuffing out of,knock for six,knock sideways,dispirited,disheartened,downhearted,dejected,downcast,low,depressed,despairing,disconsolate,crestfallen,disappointed,dismayed,daunted,discouraged,unmanned,unnerved,crushed,humbled,cowed,subdued,sapped,drained,shaken,thrown,undermined,devitalized,fed up,brassed off,cheesed off,pissed off

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cripples

ˈkrɪp(ə)l

verb

cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally.

developing countries are crippled by their debts

ruin,destroy,wipe out,crush,break,impair,hamstring,hamper,impede,cramp,spoil,sabotage,scotch,scupper,bring to a standstill,paralyse,enfeeble,weaken,render powerless,put out of action,put out of business,bankrupt,make bankrupt,make insolvent,impoverish,reduce to penury,bring someone to their knees,clean out,put the kibosh on,do for,rain on someone’s parade,bring to naught,vitiate,beggar,pauperize

noun

a person with a severe limitation of a specified kind.

an emotional cripple

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cripple

ˈkrɪp(ə)l

verb

cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally.

developing countries are crippled by their debts

ruin,destroy,wipe out,crush,break,impair,hamstring,hamper,impede,cramp,spoil,sabotage,scotch,scupper,bring to a standstill,paralyse,enfeeble,weaken,render powerless,put out of action,put out of business,bankrupt,make bankrupt,make insolvent,impoverish,reduce to penury,bring someone to their knees,clean out,put the kibosh on,do for,rain on someone’s parade,bring to naught,vitiate,beggar,pauperize

noun

a person with a severe limitation of a specified kind.

an emotional cripple

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