disable vs restrain

disable and restrain both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disable	No	No	Yes	No
restrain	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, restrain is a hyponym of disable; that is, restrain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disable:

disable: make unable to perform a certain action
restrain: to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

Other hyponyms of disable include lay up, nobble, pinion, confine, constrain, hold.

disable (verb)	restrain (verb)
injure permanently	prevent the action or expression of
make unable to perform a certain action	to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
	restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
	prevent (someone or something) from doing something