enable
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to: Students with vision impairments are enabled in the classroom with magnifiers and screen reader software.
This document will enable him to pass through the enemy lines unmolested.
Students with vision impairments are enabled in the classroom with magnifiers and screen reader software.
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to make possible or easy.
Aeronautics enables us to overcome great distances.
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to encourage or support (the bad or dysfunctional behavior) of (someone): You enable drug users when you shield them from the consequences of their actions.
The university enabled years of abuse by ignoring complaints against the coach.
You enable drug users when you shield them from the consequences of their actions.
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Digital Technology.
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to make (a device, system, or feature) active or functional; turn on.
The automatic snapshot feature is enabled by default.
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to equip for an extended, peripheral, or premium use.
to enable your laptop for wireless internet access.
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verb
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to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority (to do something)
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to make possible
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to put (a digital electronic circuit element) into an operative condition by supplying a suitable input pulse
Other Word Forms
- enablement noun
- enabler noun
- preenable verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of enable
Example Sentences
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Pershing Square views Meta’s advertising model as high quality, enabling precise ad targeting through consumer insights.
From Barron's
When I sued my medical providers in 2023, holding the line between helping and enabling was my aim.
That would "enable the French to fulfil their desire to have children", he added.
From Barron's
The company said it was integrating an agentic AI platform into its wireless network that would enable live translation for users having conversations on its 5G network.
From Barron's
T-Mobile is also positioning itself as an artificial-intelligence player, announcing Wednesday that it is building AI into its network to enable live translation of phone calls.
From MarketWatch
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