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Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪb�l|-eɪb�l

Etymology
prefix|en|able

Verb
en-verb|enabl|ing

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

#:Who hath enabled me. 1 Tim. i. 12.

1. 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.

#:Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor. -Addison.

1. To allow a way out or excuse for an action

#:''His parents enabled him to continue buying drugs.

Translations

Finnish: mahdollistaa (2), tehdä kykekeväksi (2)
French: activer, permettre, autoriser

Related terms
enabler
enablement

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