ə̇ˈnābəl, eˈ- transitive verb
( enabled ; enabled ; enabling -b(ə)liŋ ; enables )
Etymology: Middle English enablen, from en- (I) + able, adjective
1.
a. : to render able
enable a person to earn a living
: give power, strength, or competency
his particular theology enabling him to overcome some of the difficulties — S.F.Mason
b. : to make possible, practical, or easy
enabled passage of the anti-poll-tax law — H.F. & Katharine Pringle
2.
a. archaic : to give authority or sanction to : endow
b. : to give legal capacity to
3. : to give the opportunity to : allow
examinations so designed that high-school graduates are enabled to pass