enable

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Synonyms: tenable, inable, unable, renable, endable, venable, enabl, knable

Antonyms: tenable, inable, unable, renable, endable, venable, enabl, knable

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Verb

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. {{lb|en|electronics}} To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse.
7. {{lb|en|chiefly|electronics|computing}} To [[activate]], to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

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