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l)tr.v. en·a·bled, en·a·bling, en·a·bles
1.
a. To supply with the means, knowledge, or opportunity; make able: a hole in the fence that enabled us to watch; techniques that enable surgeons to open and repair the heart.
b. To make feasible or possible: funds that will enable construction of new schools.
2. To give legal power, capacity, or sanction to: a law enabling the new federal agency.
3. To make operational; activate: enabled the computer's modem; enable a nuclear warhead.
en·abler n.
bler n.The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
enable [?n?e?b?l]
vb (tr)
1. to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority (to do something)
2. to make possible
3. (Electronics) to put (a digital electronic circuit element) into an operative condition by supplying a suitable input pulse
enablement n
enabler n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
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Verb
1.
enable - render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
equip - provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer"
disable, disenable, incapacitate - make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
enable
verb
1. allow, permit, facilitate, empower, give someone the opportunity, give someone the means The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.
allow stop, prevent, hinder, obstruct, impede
allow stop, prevent, hinder, obstruct, impede
2. authorize, allow, commission, permit, qualify, sanction, entitle, license, warrant, empower, give someone the right The authorities have refused visas to enable them to enter the country.
authorize stop, bar, ban, block, thwart
authorize stop, bar, ban, block, thwart
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
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v enable [i?neibl]
to make able by giving means, power or authority (to do something) The money I inherited enabled me to go on a world cruise.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2010
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