Definitions for enable
ɛnˈeɪ bəlen·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 11 votes

1. enableverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.9 / 15 votes

1. enableverb

   To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.

2. enableverb

   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.

3. enableverb

   To allow a way out or excuse for an action.

   His parents enabled him to continue buying drugs.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Enableverb

   To make able; to confer power; to give strength or ability.

   Etymology: from able.

   If thou would’st vouchsafe to overspread
   Me with the shadow of thy gentle wing,
   I should enabled be thy acts to sing. Edmund Spenser, Hymn on Love.

   His great friendship with God might enable him, and his compassion might incline him. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   He points out to him the way of life, strengthens his weakness, restores his lapses, and enables him to walk and persevere in it. John Rogers, Sermon 14.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enable

   Enable generally means to make someone or something able to do or achieve something; provide with the means or opportunity to accomplish an action or task. It can also refer to the process of activating a function, program, or device.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.9 / 8 votes

1. Enableverb

   to give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong

2. Enableverb

   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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.3 / 3 votes

1. Enable

   en-ā′bl, v.t. to make able: to give power, strength, or authority to.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. enable

   To give ability to.

   They did enable the task easil.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'enable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2154

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'enable' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2847

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'enable' in Verbs Frequency: #229

Anagrams for enable »

1. baleen

How to pronounce enable?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enable in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of enable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of enable in a Sentence

1. Jason Crow:

   Mexico's retaliatory tariffs will hurt Coloradans, and the blame here lies squarely with President Trump and the Congressional Republicans who enable his destructive policies.

2. Van Gaal:

   I am very disappointed to be unable to complete our intended three-year plan, i believe that the foundations are firmly in place to enable the club to move forward and achieve even greater success.

3. Mark Caine:

   Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous.

4. Mark Turgeon:

   After several in depth conversations with Damon, I have decided that the best thing for Maryland Basketball, myself and my family is to step down, effective immediately, as the head coach of Maryland Basketball, i have always preached that Maryland Basketball is bigger than any one individual. My departure will enable a new voice to guide the team moving forward.

5. Merrick Garland:

   We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to investigate, arrest, and prosecute those whose criminal acts enable the Russian government to continue this unjust war.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=enable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Enable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=enable
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enable
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=enable