enableverb [ T ]
uk/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/us/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/B2 to make someone able to do something, or to make something possible:
[ + to infinitive ] Computerization should enable us to cut production costs by half.
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- Some tests enable you to find out the sex of your baby before it's born.
- Only good team work will enable us to get the job done on time.
- I'm looking for a job which will enable me to develop my skills.
- The sophisticated avionics enable the helicopter to operate at night.
- Computerization has enabled us to do away with a lot of paperwork.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turn idiom
- abet
- aid
- assist
- assistance
- avail
- bridge
- give sb a leg up idiom
- give/lend sb a helping hand idiom
- go a long way toward(s) doing sth idiom
- hang
- hang together
- platform
- reach
- run errands idiom
- scene
- see sb through sth
- share a platform idiom
- start sb off
- succour
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