enable
[ en-ey-buhl ]
/ ɛnˈeɪ bəl /
verb (used with object), en·a·bled, en·a·bling.
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize: This document will enable him to pass through the enemy lines unmolested.
to make possible or easy: Aeronautics enables us to overcome great distances.
to make ready; equip (often used in combination): web-enabled cell phones.
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Origin of enable
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enable
/ (ɪnˈeɪbəl) /
verb (tr)
to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority (to do something)
to make possible
to put (a digital electronic circuit element) into an operative condition by supplying a suitable input pulse
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enable
early 15c., "to make fit;" mid-15c., "to make able to," from en- (1) "make, put in" + able. Related: Enabled; enabling.
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