ENABLE


Meaning of ENABLE in English

— enabler , n.

/en ay"beuhl/ , v.t., enabled, enabling .

1. to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize: This document will enable him to pass through the enemy lines unmolested.

2. to make possible or easy: Aeronautics enables us to overcome great distances.

3. to make ready; equip (often used in combination): Web-enabled cell phones.

[ 1375-1425; ME; see EN- 1 , ABLE ]

Syn. 1. empower, qualify, allow, permit.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .