- to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority (to do something)
- to make possible
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•a•ble /ɛnˈeɪbəl/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object + to + verb], -bled, -bling.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to make able;
authorize;
give power or ability:The money will enable us to hire more workers.
en•a•ble
(en ā′bəl),USA pronunciation v.t., -bled, -bling.
en•a′bler, n.
enable, +v.t.
- to make able;
give power, means, competence, or ability to;
authorize:This document will enable him to pass through the enemy lines unmolested. - to make possible or easy:Aeronautics enables us to overcome great distances.
- 1375–1425; Middle English; see en-1, able
- 1. . empower, qualify, allow, permit.
enable, +v.t.
- Computingto make ready;
equip (often used in combination):Web-enabled cell phones.
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enable /ɪnˈeɪbəl/ vb (transitive)
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- cofferdam
- debit card
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- docking station
- drawbridge
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- euphotic
- flying squirrel
- game point
- gas mask
- gecko
- ground control
- grow bag
- hydraulic press
- hydroplane
- ice skate
- jaçana
- jib
- laparoscope
- monitor
- multiprocessor
- nephroscope
- pension
- periscope
- pollen count
- radial-ply
- Registered General Nurse
- regression
- reinforced concrete
- roller
- roller skate
- salmon ladder
- screenshare
- securitization
- set up
- shell company
- short
- short selling
- siding
- accommodation bill