English verb: enable | |||
1. | enable (change) render capable or able for some task | ||
Samples | This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street. The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | empower, endow, endue, equip, gift, indue, invest | ||
Antonyms | disable, disenable, incapacitate | ||