enable (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *enable*:
VERB	change	enable	render capable or able for some task

enable > pronunciation
Sounds	ehney'bahl; ihney'bahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *enable*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	Render capable or able for some task.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
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"
Narrower	endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue	Give qualities or abilities to
Narrower	equip	Provide with abilities or understanding
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	disable, disenable, incapacitate	make unable to perform a certain action
Spanish	capacitar, habilitar, posibilitar
Catalan	capacitar, habilitar

HyperDic: enable