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>