enable
[ en-ey-buhl ]
/ ɛnˈeɪ bəl /
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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.
RELATED WORDS
empower,
facilitate,
implement,
permit,
license,
prepare,
fit,
invest,
warrant,
commission,
qualify,
let,
approve,
sanction,
ready,
endow,
condition,
accredit,
capacitate Nearby words
en règle,
en soleil,
en suite,
en tire-bouchon,
en-,
enable,
enabling,
enabling act,
enact,
enactive,
enactment Origin of enable
Middle English word dating back to
1375–1425; see origin at
en-1,
able Related forms
en·a·bler, nounpre·en·a·ble, verb (used with object), pre·en·a·bled, pre·en·a·bling.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for enabled
That enabled the same plot of land—and the same amount of water—to produce a much larger crop.
The Sopranos happened at a time when the Internet was here, was with us, and I think it enabled a land grab to take place.
And that enabled me to slot in the shooting of the first two episodes [of The Divide] in that.
Although this enabled the King of Pop to launch his own career, Michael wrote Joe out of his will.
I seemed to have hit it off with the studio and the producers, and I felt encourage, and enabled.
This enabled Trade Unions to develop with a large measure of freedom.
And now he had less of the old high spirits that had enabled him to laugh off the cares of debt.
What enabled him to see it so clearly was his familiarity with the ways of men and the uncelestial politics of Florence.
The macas, and maize, and a fresh steak from the wild bull, enabled them to make a most excellent supper.
What but divine grace could have enabled Jonathan to maintain this blessed temper?
British Dictionary definitions for enabled
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
Derived Forms
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