v.
Pronunciation: i- ' n ā -b ə l
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: en · abled ; en · abling \ -b( ə -)li ŋ \
Date: 15th century
1 a : to provide with the means or opportunity <training that enable s people to earn a living> b : to make possible, practical, or easy <a deal that would enable passage of a new law> c : to cause to operate <software that enable s the keyboard>
2 : to give legal power, capacity, or sanction to <a law enabling admission of a state>