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enable

/ɪˈneɪbəl/ · verb

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. To affirm; to make firm and strong.
  3. To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
  4. To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
  5. To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
  6. To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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