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enable

[en-ey-buhl] Example Sentences Origin

en·a·ble

[en-ey-buhl]
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

en·a·bler, noun
pre·en·a·ble, verb (used with object), -bled, -bling.


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.
  • This would enable people to become more specialized.
  • We're here with hundreds of colleagues to encourage and enable booksellers to master their trade.
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enable (ɪnˈeɪbəl)
 
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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Word Origin & History

enable
mid-15c., from en- "make, put in" + able. Related: Enabled; enabling.
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