Definitions for ENABLEɛnˈeɪ bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
en•a•bleɛnˈeɪ bəl(v.t.)-bled, -bling.
to make able; provide with means, ability, or opportunity:
A scholarship enabled her to attend college.
to make possible or easy:
Lack of witnesses enabled him to get away with the crime.
to authorize; empower:
documents enabling them to enter the building.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to make ready; equip (often used in combination):
Web-enabled cell phones.
Category: Computers
Origin of enable:
1375–1425
en•a′bler(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
enable(verb)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
enable(verb)ɛnˈeɪ bəl
≠ prevent
His army training enabled him to survive in the desert.
Wiktionary
enable(Verb)
To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.
enable(Verb)
To make able (to do, or to be, something); to confer sufficient power upon; to furnish with means, opportunities, and the like; to render competent for; to empower; to endow.
enable(Verb)
To allow a way out or excuse for an action.
His parents enabled him to continue buying drugs.
Webster Dictionary
Enable(verb)
to give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong
Enable(verb)
to make able (to do, or to be, something); to confer sufficient power upon; to furnish with means, opportunities, and the like; to render competent for; to empower; to endow
Translations for ENABLE
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
enable(verb)
to make able by giving means, power or authority (to do something)
The money I inherited enabled me to go on a world cruise.
- in staat stel, helpAfrikaans
- يُمَكِّنArabic
- позволявамBulgarian
- permitirPortuguese (BR)
- umožnitCzech
- ermöglichenGerman
- sætte i stand til; åbne mulighed forDanish
- δίνω τη δυνατότηταGreek
- permitirSpanish
- võimaldamaEstonian
- قادر کردن؛ توانمند کردنFarsi
- mahdollistaaFinnish
- rendre qqn capable deFrench
- לְאַפשֵׁרHebrew
- योग्य बनानाHindi
- ovlastitiCroatian
- képessé/lehetővé teszHungarian
- memungkinkanIndonesian
- gera (e-m) kleift eða færtIcelandic
- permettereItalian
- 可能にするJapanese
- 할 수 있게 하다Korean
- įgalinti, leistiLithuanian
- dot iespēju; atļautLatvian
- memungkinkanMalay
- in staat stellenDutch
- sette i stand til, gjøre det mulig forNorwegian
- umożliwićPolish
- قادر کردن؛ توانمند کردنPersian
- وړ كول، لايقول، توان ور كولPashto
- permitirPortuguese
- aîngădui, a permite (să)Romanian
- давать возможностьRussian
- umožniťSlovak
- omogočitiSlovenian
- omogućitiSerbian
- möjliggöra, göra det möjligt förSwedish
- ให้อำนาจThai
- mümkün kılmak, olanak sağlamakTurkish
- 使能夠Chinese (Trad.)
- давати змогуUkrainian
- قدرت بخشناUrdu
- cho phépVietnamese
- 使能够Chinese (Simp.)
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