enable
/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.30 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
verb
To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
verb
To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
verb
To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
Example Sentences
- "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief."
- "This was widely interpreted to mean that slavery was once more firmly illegal in England. However, the "positive law" mentioned–i.e., a direct law specifically enabling slavery–existed in many British colonies (although not all), since these colonies had a degree of freedom to write their own law apart from that of the home country."
- "Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor."
- "April 16, 2018, Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan writing in The New York Times, ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption"
- "Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism."
- "Trainers of modern athletes monitor performance by using high tech equipment and biometric bodysuits with embedded sensors to enable detailed analysis of movement, balance, efficiency for athletic performance."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/
- British English: /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/