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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
enable/ɪˈneɪbl/
verb
  • 1 give (someone) the ability or means to do something.

    ■ make possible.

  • 2 chiefly Computing make (a device or system) operational; activate.

    ■ (as adj. -enabled) adapted for use with the specified application or system: WAP-enabled mobile phones.

– derivatives
enablement noun,
enabler noun.
– origin ME: from en-1, in-2, + able.



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