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enable
[ en-ey-buhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to: Students with vision impairments are enabled in the classroom with magnifiers and screen reader software.
This document will enable him to pass through the enemy lines unmolested.
Students with vision impairments are enabled in the classroom with magnifiers and screen reader software.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to make possible or easy:
Aeronautics enables us to overcome great distances.
- to encourage or support (the bad or dysfunctional behavior) of (someone): You enable drug users when you shield them from the consequences of their actions.
The university enabled years of abuse by ignoring complaints against the coach.
You enable drug users when you shield them from the consequences of their actions.
- Digital Technology.
- to make (a device, system, or feature) active or functional; turn on:
The automatic snapshot feature is enabled by default.
- to equip for an extended, peripheral, or premium use:
to enable your laptop for wireless internet access.
enable
/ ɪˈɪə /
verb
- to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority (to do something)
- to make possible
- to put (a digital electronic circuit element) into an operative condition by supplying a suitable input pulse
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·· noun
- ··· verb (used with object) preenabled preenabling
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
That love, though, was the obverse side of their hatred for Jews; one could not be without the other, because one enabled the other.
Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - Antarctic marine creatures, from Space.
Crypto is the dominant form of payment demanded in these attacks because it enables cybercriminals to receive money anonymously and quickly transfer their illicit gains overseas.
That toughening was welcomed by the public as an antidote to a judicial system stymied by an indulgent culture of successive appeals that enabled – and sometimes still enables - politicians to dodge accountability for decades.
For added security, you’ll also want to enable two-step verification on your important accounts.
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