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How to spell disables

Disables is spelled D-I-S-A-B-L-E-S.

What it means: Turns off or makes something unable to work.

In a sentence: This button disables the sound on your computer screen. ▶

The part people get wrong

Add -s to the end of the base word.

Same family: disable, disabled, disabling. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

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