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/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/
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EH0 N EY1 B AH0 L
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IH0 N EY1 B AH0 L
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: empower, endow
Antonyms: none provided
To affirm; to make firm and strong.
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To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
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Synonyms: let, permit, authorize
Antonyms: none provided
To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
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April 16, 2018, Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan writing in The New York Times, ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption
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Synonyms: allow
Antonyms: none provided
To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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His parents enabled him to go on buying drugs.
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To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse.
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Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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Synonyms: activate, turn on
Antonyms: disable
render capable or able for some task
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: disable
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: equip, endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue
From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- + able.
Across languages
Translations 154 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
да́вам възмо́жност
(dávam vǎzmóžnost)
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Catalan :
habilitar
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Danish :
give nogen kraft
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Dutch :
inschakelen
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Dutch :
in staat stellen
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Finnish :
tehdä kykeneväksi
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Finnish :
mahdollistaa
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Finnish :
antaa lupa
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
French :
autoriser
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
German :
(jemanden) berechtigen
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
German :
befähigen
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Hungarian :
felhatalmaz
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Hungarian :
feljogosít
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Indonesian :
memampukan
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Latin :
habilito
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Malayalam :
പ്രാപ്തമാക്കുക
(prāptamākkuka)
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Māori :
whakamana
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Māori :
whakakaha
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Polish :
uzdolnić
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Polish :
upełnomocnić
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Portuguese :
habilitar
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Russian :
дава́ть возмо́жность
(davátʹ vozmóžnostʹ)
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Russian :
уполномо́чивать
(upolnomóčivatʹ)
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Serbo-Croatian :
оспособити
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Serbo-Croatian :
овла́стити
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Serbo-Croatian :
osposòbiti
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Serbo-Croatian :
ovlástiti
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Spanish :
habilitar
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Swedish :
ge någon kraft
— to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities
Czech :
umožnit
— to make something possible
Danish :
muliggøre
— to make something possible
Dutch :
mogelijk maken
— to make something possible
Esperanto :
ebligi
— to make something possible
Finnish :
mahdollistaa
— to make something possible
French :
permettre
— to make something possible
German :
ermöglichen
— to make something possible
Hungarian :
lehetővé tesz
— to make something possible
Malayalam :
സാധ്യമാക്കുക
(sādhyamākkuka)
— to make something possible
Māori :
whakaahei
— to make something possible
Polish :
umożliwiać
— to make something possible
Polish :
umożliwić
— to make something possible
Portuguese :
possibilitar
— to make something possible
Scottish Gaelic :
thoir comas do
— to make something possible
Spanish :
posibilitar
— to make something possible
Swedish :
möjliggöra
— to make something possible
Ukrainian :
уможли́влювати
(umožlývljuvaty)
— to make something possible
Ukrainian :
уможли́вити
(umožlývyty)
— to make something possible
Czech :
umožnit
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Danish :
muliggøre
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Danish :
anordne
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Dutch :
in staat stellen
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Finnish :
antaa tekosyy
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Finnish :
sallia
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
French :
permettre
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
German :
anordnen
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Greek :
επιτρέπω
(epitrépo)
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Italian :
permettere
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Malayalam :
സാധ്യമാക്കുക
(sādhyamākkuka)
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Scottish Gaelic :
thoir cothrom do
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Swedish :
möjliggöra
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Swedish :
ursäkta
— to allow a way out or excuse for an action
Afrikaans :
aanskakel
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Afrikaans :
aktiveer
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Albanian :
aktivizoj
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Amharic :
አንቃ
(ʾänḳa)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Armenian :
միացնել
(miacʻnel)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Azerbaijani :
aktivləşdirmək
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Azerbaijani :
işə salmaq
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Basque :
aktibatu
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Belarusian :
актываваць
(aktyvavacʹ)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Belarusian :
уключа́ць
(uključácʹ)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Bengali :
সক্রিয় করা
(śokriẏo kora)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Bulgarian :
активирам
(aktiviram)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Bulgarian :
включвам
(vključvam)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Chinese Mandarin :
啟用 /启用
(qǐyòng)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Czech :
zapnout
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Czech :
aktivovat
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Danish :
tænde
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Danish :
aktivere
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Dutch :
activeren
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Dutch :
inschakelen
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Dutch :
toestaan
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Esperanto :
enŝalti
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Esperanto :
aktivigi
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Estonian :
aktiveerima
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Estonian :
sisse lülitama
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Finnish :
aktivoida
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Finnish :
ottaa käyttöön
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
French :
activer
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
French :
permettre
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Georgian :
ჩართვა
(čartva)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
German :
aktivieren
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
German :
einschalten
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Greek :
ενεργοποιώ
(energopoió)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Hindi :
सक्रिय करना
(sakriya karnā)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Hindi :
चालू करना
(cālū karnā)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Hungarian :
bekapcsol
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Hungarian :
aktivál
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Hungarian :
engedélyez
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Icelandic :
gera virkt
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Indonesian :
mengaktifkan
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Indonesian :
memfungsikan
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Indonesian :
menghidupkan
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Italian :
attivare
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Italian :
abilitare
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Javanese :
ngaktifake
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Kyrgyz :
күйгүзүү
(küygüzüü)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Kyrgyz :
жандыруу
(jandıruu)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Lao :
ເປີດໃຊ້ງານ
(pœ̄t sai ngān)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Latvian :
aktivizēt
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Latvian :
ieslēgt
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Lithuanian :
aktyvinti
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Lithuanian :
įjungti
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Luxembourgish :
aktivéieren
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Macedonian :
вклучува
(vklučuva)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Macedonian :
активира
(aktivira)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Malay :
menghidupkan
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Malay :
mengaktifkan
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Malayalam :
സാധ്യമാക്കുക
(sādhyamākkuka)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Māori :
whakahohe
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Marathi :
सक्रिय करावे
(sakriy karāve)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Persian :
فعال کردن
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Persian :
کناییدن
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Polish :
aktywować
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Polish :
włączać
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Polish :
odblokować
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Portuguese :
ativar
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Portuguese :
habilitar
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Romanian :
activa
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Russian :
активи́ровать
(aktivírovatʹ)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Russian :
включа́ть
(vključátʹ)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Serbo-Croatian :
укљу́чити
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Serbo-Croatian :
активи́рати
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Serbo-Croatian :
деблоки́рати
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Serbo-Croatian :
ukljúčiti
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Serbo-Croatian :
aktivirati
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Serbo-Croatian :
deblokírati
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Slovak :
zapnúť
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Slovak :
aktivovať
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Slovene :
vklopiti
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Slovene :
vključiti
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Spanish :
activar
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Spanish :
habilitar
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Sundanese :
ᮍᮊ᮪ᮒᮤᮕ᮪ᮊᮩᮔ᮪
(ngaktipkeun)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Sundanese :
ᮍᮠᮥᮛᮥᮀᮊᮩᮔ᮪
(ngahurungkeun)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Sundanese :
ᮍᮖᮥᮀᮞᮤᮊᮩᮔ᮪
(ngafungsikeun)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Swahili :
kuwasha
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Swedish :
aktivera
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Turkish :
etkinleştirmek
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Turkmen :
işjeňleşdirmek
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Turkmen :
işletmek
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Ukrainian :
активувати
(aktyvuvaty)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Ukrainian :
вмикати
(vmykaty)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
Ukrainian :
включати
(vključaty)
— to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device
