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- Dictionaryenable/ɪˈneɪbl/
verb
- 1. give (someone) the authority or means to do something; make it possible for: "the evidence would enable us to arrive at firm conclusions" Similar Opposite
- 2. make (a device or system) operational; activate: "you can enable compression or even virus scanning prior to backup"
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Learn the meaning of enable as a verb in English, with synonyms, grammar, and usage examples. Enable can mean to make someone or something able to do something, or to allow or make it possible for someone to behave in a way that damages them.
Learn the various senses and usage of the verb enable, which means to provide with the means or opportunity, to make possible or easy, or to give legal power or permission. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb enable, which means to make something possible or to allow something to happen. See synonyms, extra examples and word origin of enable.
Enable definition: to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to. See examples of ENABLE used in a sentence.
When you make something possible, you enable it. Your good grades might enable you to get into your first-choice college. And a great teacher enabled you to get such good grades. Enable has taken on the meaning of allowing or even helping someone continue to do something they really shouldn't.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb enable, which means to give someone or something the opportunity, power, or authority to do something. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and related words for enable.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and examples of the verb enable, which means to make able, possible, or authorized. Compare enable with related words such as allow, permit, and let.
