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Origin
en·a·ble
/
ɛnˈeɪ
bəl
/
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ey
-b
uh
l
]
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verb (used with object),
-bled,
-bling.
1.
to make
able
;
give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
This document
will
enable him to pass through the enemy lines unmolested.
2.
to make possible or easy:
Aeronautics enables us to overcome great distances.
3.
to make ready; equip (often used in combination):
Web-enabled
cell
phones.
Origin:
1375–1425;
Middle English;
see
en-
1
,
able
Related forms
en·a·bler,
noun
pre·en·a·ble,
verb (used with object),
-bled,
-bling.
Synonyms
1.
empower, qualify, allow, permit.
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The goal of this new framework is to better
enable
all countries to adapt to that future climate.
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enable
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The goal of this new framework is to better
enable
all countries to adapt to that future climate.
This would
enable
people to become more specialized.
We're here with hundreds of colleagues to encourage and
enable
booksellers to master their trade.
Its inventors hope it will
enable
more blind people to work in offices.
This will
enable
us to bring our best people to this important meeting.
The exhibit considers how designers seek to
enable
a nonverbal dialogue through clever design.
This club was created to
enable
people to enjoy these sports in a congenial setting.
In addition, digital distribution and editing tools now
enable
audiences to modify the content for their own creative endeavors.
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World English Dictionary
enable
(ɪnˈeɪb
ə
l)
—
vb
1.
to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority (to do something)
2.
to make possible
3.
to put (a digital electronic circuit element) into an operative condition by supplying a suitable input pulse
en'ablement
—
n
en'abler
—
n
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2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
enable
mid-15c., from en- "make, put in" +
able
. Related: Enabled; enabling.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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