- to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to: This document will enable him to pass through the enemy lines unmolested.Students with vision impairments are enabled in the classroom with magnifiers and screen reader software.
- to make possible or easy: Aeronautics enables us to overcome great distances.
- to encourage or support (the bad or dysfunctional behavior) of (someone): The university enabled years of abuse by ignoring complaints against the coach. You enable drug users when you shield them from the consequences of their actions.
- Digital Technology.
- to make (a device, system, or feature) active or functional; turn on:The automatic snapshot feature is enabled by default.
- to equip for an extended, peripheral, or premium use: to enable your laptop for wireless internet access.
- to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority (to do something)
- to make possible
- to put (a digital electronic circuit element) into an operative condition by supplying a suitable input pulse
