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enable

/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/verb3 syllables

Enable means: render capable or able for some task.

Synonyms for enable8

also used for enable

empower, endow, let, permit, authorize, allow, activate, turn on

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Opposites of enable

disable

What does enable mean?1

verb

1

render capable or able for some task“This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with enable?12

two syllables

abletablecablestablelabelabelfablegablesable

three syllables

unableunstabledisable
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Enable in a sentence

  • Social networks enable men to revive their instinct of pack hunters, like hyena.sacredceltic
  • To enable account recovery, add a phone number.Nicat
  • Individual genes specify individual functions, but the relationship between genes enables physiology.carlosalberto
  • My new car enables me to go anywhere, anytime.patgfisher
  • In the twentieth century, chess enabled computer scientists to create intelligent machines.carlosalberto
  • He studied hard, which enabled him to pass the exam.unknown
  • This bird's large wings enable it to fly very fast.unknown
  • This would enable us to compete more effectively with other agencies.unknown

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Forms of enable

as a verb

past tense
enabled
present participle
enabling
third-person singular
enables
past participle
enabled