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]