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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OTHER WORDS FROM enable
en·a·bler, nounpre·en·a·ble, verb (used with object), pre·en·a·bled, pre·en·a·bling.Words nearby enable
en règle, en soleil, en suite, en tire-bouchon, en-, enable, enabling, enabling act, enact, enactive, enactment
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British Dictionary definitions for enabled
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
Derived forms of enable
enablement, nounenabler, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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