enable
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.
Other meanings
To affirm; to make firm and strong.
To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
Related words
- disenable
- enablable
- enabler
- enablement
- re-enable
- reenable
Word history
From Middle English "enablen".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “enable” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.