enable

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Pronunciation

/ɪˈneɪbəl/(i-NAY-bul)

Part of speech

verbneutral/positive

Chinese

使能够；使可能（提供实现某事所必需的手段）

Definition

To give someone or something the means, authority, or opportunity to do something; to make possible.

Word family

  • enabling/ɪˈneɪblɪŋ/(adj)促成的
  • enabled/ɪˈneɪbəld/(adj)被授权的

Collocations

  • enable change
  • enable access
  • enable growth
  • enable someone to do
  • technology-enabled
  • enable decision-making

Examples

  1. 1.The new platform enables remote teams to collaborate as effectively as if they were in the same building.
  2. 2.Investment in education enables individuals to access opportunities that would otherwise remain out of reach.

Synonyms

  • allow/əˈlaʊ/— permit or make possible
  • facilitate/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/— make easier
  • empower/ɪmˈpaʊə/— give power to

Etymology

from "en-" + "able"; able from Latin "habilis" (manageable, handy)