ENABLE


Meaning of ENABLE in English

en ‧ a ‧ ble S3 W1 AC /ɪˈneɪb ə l/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ ability ≠ ↑ inability , ↑ disability ; adjective : ↑ able ≠ ↑ unable , ↑ disabled ; verb : ↑ enable ≠ ↑ disable ; adverb : ↑ ably ]

[ Word Family: verb : ↑ enable ; noun : ↑ enabler ]

to make it possible for someone to do something, or for something to happen

enable somebody/something to do something

The loan enabled Jan to buy the house.

There are plans to enlarge the runway to enable jumbo jets to land.

—enabler noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.