enable

Synonyms

accredit, authorize, certify, commission, empower, invest, license (also licence), qualify, vest, warrant;

Antonyms

disqualify;

Near Antonyms

ban, bar, block, constrain, deny, disallow, disbar, discourage, disenfranchise, disfranchise, exclude, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, obstruct, prevent, shut out, stop;

enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, veto;

Related Words

approve, clear, credential, endorse (also indorse), OK (or okay), sanction;

affirm, confirm, validate;

inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, instate, swear in;

allow, let, permit;

enfranchise, entitle, privilege;