enabled

[en-ey-buhl]

en·a·ble

[en-ey-buhl]
verb (used with object), en·a·bled, en·a·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), pre·en·a·bled, pre·en·a·bling.


1. empower, qualify, allow, permit.

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