enable

en·a·ble  (-nbl)

tr.v. en·a·bled, en·a·bling, en·a·bles

1.

a. To supply with the means, knowledge, or opportunity; make able: a hole in the fence that enabled us to watch; techniques that enable surgeons to open and repair the heart.

b. To make feasible or possible: funds that will enable construction of new schools.

2. To give legal power, capacity, or sanction to: a law enabling the new federal agency.

3. To make operational; activate: enabled the computer's modem; enable a nuclear warhead.

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en·abler n.

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enable [ɪnˈeɪb^əl]

vb (tr)

1. to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority (to do something)

2. to make possible

3. (Electronics) to put (a digital electronic circuit element) into an operative condition by supplying a suitable input pulse

enablement  n

enabler  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

enable - render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" equip - provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer" endow, endue, gift, indue, invest, empower - give qualities or abilities to disable, disenable, incapacitate - make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"

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enable

verb

1. allow, permit, facilitate, empower, give someone the opportunity, give someone the means The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.
allow stop, prevent, hinder, obstruct, impede

2. authorize, allow, commission, permit, qualify, sanction, entitle, license, warrant, empower, give someone the right The authorities have refused visas to enable them to enter the country.
authorize stop, bar, ban, block, thwart

Translations

enable [ɪˈneɪbl] VT

1. (= make able) to enable sb to do sth → permitir a algn hacer algo

2. (= make possible) → posibilitar
the new system will enable better communication between doctor and patient → el nuevo sistema posibilitará or hará posible una mejor comunicación entre el médico y el paciente

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enable [ɪnˈeɪb^əl] vt

(= make possible) to enable sb to do sth → permettre à qn de faire qch

(= facilitate) [+ development, growth] → favoriser; [+ access] → permettre

(= make usable) [+ device, phone] → activer

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enable

vt

(= make able) to enable somebody to do something → es jdm ermöglichen or möglich machen, etw zu tun, jdn in den Stand setzen, etw zu tun (geh); what enables the seal to stay under water so long? → wodurch ist der Seehund fähig, so lange unter Wasser zu bleiben?

(Jur: = authorize) measures, reforms → anordnen; to enable somebody to do something → jdn (dazu) ermächtigen, etw zu tun

(Comput) → aktivieren

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enable [ɪˈneɪbl] vt to enable sb to do sth → consentire or permettere a qn di fare qc

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enable [ɪˈneɪbl] vt to enable sb to do sth → consentire or permettere a qn di fare qc

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enable

v enable [iˈneibl]

to make able by giving means, power or authority (to do something) The money I inherited enabled me to go on a world cruise. in staat stel, help يُمَكِّن позволявам umožnit sætte i stand til; åbne mulighed for ermöglichen δίνω τη δυνατότητα permitir võimaldama قادر کردن؛ توانمند کردن mahdollistaa rendre qqn capable de לְאַפשֵׁר योग्य बनाना ovlastiti képessé/lehetővé tesz memungkinkan gera (e-m) kleift eða fært permettere 可能にする 할 수 있게 하다 įgalinti, leisti dot iespēju; atļaut memungkinkan in staat stellen sette i stand til, gjøre det mulig for umożliwić permitir a îngădui, a permite (să) давать возможность umožniť omogočiti omogućiti möjliggöra, göra det möjligt för ให้อำนาจ mümkün kılmak, olanak sağlamak 使能夠 давати змогу قدرت بخشنا cho phép 使能够