enable

Word parts

en- + able

Pronunciation

• (US) (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪˈneɪbəl/

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Verb

Plain form enable

Third-person singular enables

Past tense enabled

Past participle enabled

Present participle enabling

1. (transitive) If you enable something or someone, you make make it able to do something or you help it.

   The program enables users to share data, collaborate and automate tasks without writing any extra code.

   Night or instrument flying enabled us to fly twenty-four hours a day and in poor weather.

   The data will not enable the identification of individuals to take place.

   This switch will enable the song-sharing function.

Related words

• enabler
• enabling