Word family noun ability ≠ inability disability adjective able ≠ unable disabled verb enable ≠ disable adverb ably
noun enabler verb enable
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishenableen‧a‧ble /ɪˈneɪbəl/ ●●● S3 W1 AWL verb [transitive] POSSIBLEto make it possible for someone to do something, or for something to happenenable somebody/something to do something The loan enabled Jan to buy the house. There are plans to enlarge the runway to enable jumbo jets to land. —enabler noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
enable• Central computer recording of transactions would enable automatic screening for multiple and unjustified claims.• Our main goal is to enable healthy change and growth.• Firstly they enable large systems to be produced yet still retain clarity within the grammar.• They've devised a series of guidelines that will enable the beauty spot to stay both commercially viable and beautiful.• Beds enable the children themselves to be patients.• This information will enable the supplier to propose a solution which matches your requirements.• Her husband and her children were very happy with their lives and she was successful enough to enable them to continue it.• Recent innovations with computer aided design enable us to produce magazines which are more creative, efficient and cost effective.• Acceptance enables you not to have to hide things about yourself and to find freedom to be yourself. 