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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 Word Forms
- ·· noun
- ··· verb (used with object) preenabled preenabling
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Third baseman Max Muncy sailed a ball wide to first base after collecting a ground ball near the foul line, enabling Davis to advance to second.
Marcus Magee, chair of Liverpool's Accommodation BID, said the ballot was a "major step" in enabling the city's hospitality sector to have a say and an influence on decisions about the visitor economy.
And in the Simpsons neuron case, for example, it was just a subset of neurons in the medial temporal lobe that behaved with extreme specificity to enable patients to quickly grasp the relevant concept.
There is nothing to suggest the RUC had information which would have enabled them to take action to prevent his murder.
Newport Primary School already runs its own breakfast club, but the government scheme provides an additional 30 minutes of childcare, enabling the breakfast club to start earlier in the morning.
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