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- \i-ˈnā-bəl\
- /ɪˈneɪbl/
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- \i-ˈnā-bəl\
Definitions of enable word
- noun enable Give (someone or something) the authority or means to do something. 1
- transitive verb enable computers: turn on feature 1
- transitive verb enable empower, make able, sb 1
- transitive verb enable make possible 1
- transitive verb enable law: authorize 1
- verb enable If someone or something enables you to do a particular thing, they give you the opportunity to do it. 0
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Parts of speech for Enable
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
enable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for enable
verb enable
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- empower — Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
- qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
Antonyms for enable
verb enable
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
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