Disabled toilet

Challenge for you

• The label “Disabled toilet” has the advantage of not taking up much space. But, when a toilet is disabled, can it continue to function?

For your reference

The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary provides the following information on the verbs disable, dismantle and immobilize?

dis • able
BrE / dɪsˈeɪbl /
verb
2 ~ sth to make sth unable to work so that it cannot be used
The burglars gained entry to the building after disabling the alarm.

dis • man • tle
BrE / dɪsˈmæntl /
verb
1 ~ sth to take apart a machine or structure so that it is in separate pieces
I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.
The steel mill was dismantled piece by piece.

im • mo • bil • ize ( BrE also -ise )
BrE / ɪˈməʊbəlaɪz /
verb
~ sth/sb
to prevent sth/sb from moving or from working normally
a device to immobilize the car engine in case of theft
Always immobilize a broken leg immediately.
The firm has been immobilized by a series of strikes.
Some snakes inject their prey with poison in order to immobilize it.