Main Entry: en·able

Pronunciation: \i-ˈnā-bəl\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): en·abled; en·abling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Date: 15th century

1 a : to provide with the means or opportunity <training that enables people to earn a living> b : to make possible, practical, or easy <a deal that would enable passage of a new law> c : to cause to operate <software that enables the keyboard>
2 : to give legal power, capacity, or sanction to <a law enabling admission of a state>