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enable
to give someone the means, authority, or opportunity to do something
Synonyms
Antonyms
- prevent
- hinder
- block
enable in a sentence
A small grant enabled the students to finally build their robotics project.
Because her parents enabled her to travel abroad for the summer, she finally visited the museums she had only read about.
Where it comes from
From Old French en- and able 'capable'
Memory hook
EN (make) + ABLE — to make able to do something.
Word parts
- em/en — within/put inside
enable: en- (make) + able (capable)