Lose the ability

ability - aptness, power, capability, capacity, means, faculty, facility, wherewithal, potentiality, potential, adroitness, dexterity, deftness, flair, savoir faire, competence, finesse, know-how, qualification, mastery, genius, prowess, knack, expertise, resources

lose - misplace, mislay, be unable to find, leave (behind), lose track of, fail to keep sight of, fail to keep/retain, be deprived of, no longer have, suffer the loss of, dodge, leave behind, throw off the scent, avoid, give someone the slip, shake off, evade, outdistance, escape from, outrun, outstrip, throw off, elude, wander from, fail to keep to

the - these, its, strange, the-special, the-self, unknown, a, impregnable, especial, distinguished, spectacular, unequaled, single, almighty, the whole, the-individual, itself, unheard-of, individual, invincible, unusual, sole, specific, occasional, the-specific