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enable
What does enable mean?
enable (verb): render capable or able for some task.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use enable in a sentence?
- The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce enable?
/ɛˈneɪbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does enable come from?
From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- + able.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “enable” mean?
render capable or able for some task
Right! That's what “enable” means.
to agree; to be equal; to correspond
Not quite: that's what match means.
put an end to a state or an activity
Not quite: that's what quit means.
expose to a chance of loss or damage
Not quite: that's what risk means.
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