Question 1 · Quick check
enable
CEFRB1
/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To make something possible or give someone the ability to act.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo affirm; to make firm and strong.
Examples
This bird's large wings enable it to fly very fast.
This new programme will enable older people to study at college.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
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.
To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
More examples
In contextThis would enable us to compete more effectively with other agencies.
His parents enabled him to go on buying drugs.
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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Origin
verb
From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- + able.