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"etymology_text": "From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- + able.",
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"To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to."
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"word": "endow"
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"To affirm; to make firm and strong."
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"To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for."
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"word": "let"
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"word": "permit"
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"word": "authorize"
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"text": "April 16, 2018, Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan writing in The New York Times, ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption"
},
{
"ref": "2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3",
"text": "Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.",
"type": "quotation"
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"ref": "2009, Meribeth A. Dayme, Dynamics of the Singing Voice, Springer Science & Business Media, page 174",
"text": "Trainers of modern athletes monitor performance by using high tech equipment and biometric bodysuits with embedded sensors to enable detailed analysis of movement, balance, efficiency for athletic performance.",
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{
"ref": "2022 January 12, David Clough, “From Germany with love: a Warship retrospective”, in RAIL, number 948, page 49",
"text": "During 1971-72, spare Type 4s on other regions enabled the whole class to be sidelined, with Class 43s going first.",
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"To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like."
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"text": "His parents enabled him to go on buying drugs.",
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"To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior."
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"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "umožnit"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "muliggøre"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "anordne"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "in staat stellen"
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{
"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "antaa tekosyy"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "sallia"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "permettre"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "anordnen"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epitrépo",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "επιτρέπω"
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{
"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "permettere"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "sādhyamākkuka",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "സാധ്യമാക്കുക"
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"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "thoir cothrom do"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "möjliggöra"
},
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"_dis1": "14 7 13 25 34 5 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "ursäkta"
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"orig": "en:Electronics",
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"Technology",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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},
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"To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse."
],
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],
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"(electronics) To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse."
],
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"business",
"electrical-engineering",
"electricity",
"electromagnetism",
"electronics",
"energy",
"engineering",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"physics"
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},
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"word": "disable"
}
],
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"To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device)."
],
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"(chiefly electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device)."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "activate"
},
{
"word": "turn on"
}
],
"topics": [
"business",
"computing",
"electrical-engineering",
"electricity",
"electromagnetism",
"electronics",
"energy",
"engineering",
"mathematics",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"physics",
"sciences"
],
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"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aanskakel"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktiveer"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivizoj"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "ʾänḳa",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "አንቃ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "miacʿnel",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "միացնել"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivləşdirmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "işə salmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktibatu"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "aktyvavacʹ",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "актываваць"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "uključácʹ",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уключа́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "śokriẏo kora",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "সক্রিয় করা"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "aktiviram",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "активирам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vključvam",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "включвам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "啟用"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qǐyòng",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "启用"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zapnout"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "aktivovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "tænde"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivere"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "activeren"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "inschakelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "enŝalti"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktiveerima"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "sisse lülitama"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivoida"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ottaa käyttöön"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "activer"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "čartva",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ჩართვა"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "einschalten"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "energopoió",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ενεργοποιώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sakriya karnā",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "सक्रिय करना"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "cālū karnā",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "चालू करना"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "bekapcsol"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivál"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "engedélyez"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "gera virkt"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "mengaktifkan"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "memfungsikan"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "menghidupkan"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "attivare"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "abilitare"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ngaktifake"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "küygüzüü",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "күйгүзүү"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jandıruu",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "жандыруу"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "pœ̄t sai ngān",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ເປີດໃຊ້ງານ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivizēt"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ieslēgt"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktyvinti"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "įjungti"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivéieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vklučuva",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "вклучува"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "aktivira",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "активира"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "menghidupkan"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "mengaktifkan"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "sādhyamākkuka",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "സാധ്യമാക്കുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "whakahohe"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "sakriy karāve",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "सक्रिय करावे"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
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],
"word": "odblokować"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ativar"
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{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "pt",
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"perfective"
],
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "включа́ть"
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"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "sh",
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"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
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"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "укљу́чити"
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{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
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"Cyrillic",
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
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"code": "sh",
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"perfective"
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"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
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"perfective"
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"word": "ukljúčiti"
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"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
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"imperfective",
"perfective"
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"word": "aktivirati"
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{
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"imperfective",
"perfective"
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"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
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"perfective"
],
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"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
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"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
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"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 1 7 85",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "vključiti"
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"_dis1": "20 3 33 32 5 3 4",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "antaa lupa"
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"_dis1": "20 3 33 32 5 3 4",
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"_dis1": "20 3 33 32 5 3 4",
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]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(electronics) To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse."
],
"topics": [
"business",
"electrical-engineering",
"electricity",
"electromagnetism",
"electronics",
"energy",
"engineering",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"physics"
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "disable"
}
],
"categories": [
"en:Computing",
"en:Electronics"
],
"glosses": [
"To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device)."
],
"links": [
[
"electronics",
"electronics"
],
[
"computing",
"computing#Noun"
],
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"activate",
"activate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device)."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "activate"
},
{
"word": "turn on"
}
],
"topics": [
"business",
"computing",
"electrical-engineering",
"electricity",
"electromagnetism",
"electronics",
"energy",
"engineering",
"mathematics",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"physics",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ɪˈneɪbəl/",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪbəl"
},
{
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"tags": [
"US"
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],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "davam vǎzmožnost",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "давам възможност"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "habilitar"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "give nogen kraft"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "inschakelen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "in staat stellen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "tehdä kykeneväksi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "mahdollistaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "antaa lupa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "autoriser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "(jemanden) berechtigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "befähigen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "felhatalmaz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "feljogosít"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "memampukan"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "habilito"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "prāptamākkuka",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "പ്രാപ്തമാക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "whakamana"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "whakakaha"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "uzdolnić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "upełnomocnić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "habilitar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "davátʹ vozmóžnostʹ",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "дава́ть возмо́жность"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "upolnomóčivatʹ",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уполномо́чивать"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "оспособити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "овла́стити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "osposòbiti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "ovlástiti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"word": "habilitar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ge någon kraft"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "umožnit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "muliggøre"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "mogelijk maken"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "ebligi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "mahdollistaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "permettre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "ermöglichen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "lehetővé tesz"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "sādhyamākkuka",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "സാധ്യമാക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "whakaahei"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "umożliwiać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "umożliwić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "possibilitar"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "thoir comas do"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "posibilitar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"word": "möjliggöra"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "umožlývljuvaty",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уможли́влювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "umožlývyty",
"sense": "to make something possible",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уможли́вити"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "umožnit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "muliggøre"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "anordne"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "in staat stellen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "antaa tekosyy"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "sallia"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "permettre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "anordnen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epitrépo",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "επιτρέπω"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "permettere"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "sādhyamākkuka",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "സാധ്യമാക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "thoir cothrom do"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "möjliggöra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
"word": "ursäkta"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aanskakel"
},
{
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktiveer"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivizoj"
},
{
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "ʾänḳa",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "አንቃ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "miacʿnel",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "միացնել"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivləşdirmək"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "işə salmaq"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktibatu"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "aktyvavacʹ",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "актываваць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "uključácʹ",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уключа́ць"
},
{
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "śokriẏo kora",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "সক্রিয় করা"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "aktiviram",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "активирам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vključvam",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "включвам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "啟用"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qǐyòng",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "启用"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zapnout"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "aktivovat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "tænde"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivere"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "activeren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "inschakelen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "enŝalti"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivigi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktiveerima"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "sisse lülitama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivoida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ottaa käyttöön"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "activer"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "čartva",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ჩართვა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "einschalten"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "energopoió",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ενεργοποιώ"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sakriya karnā",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "सक्रिय करना"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "cālū karnā",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "चालू करना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "bekapcsol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "engedélyez"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "gera virkt"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "mengaktifkan"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "memfungsikan"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "menghidupkan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "attivare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "abilitare"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ngaktifake"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "küygüzüü",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "күйгүзүү"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "jandıruu",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "жандыруу"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "pœ̄t sai ngān",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ເປີດໃຊ້ງານ"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivizēt"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ieslēgt"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktyvinti"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "įjungti"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivéieren"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vklučuva",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "вклучува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "aktivira",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "активира"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "menghidupkan"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "mengaktifkan"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "sādhyamākkuka",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "സാധ്യമാക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "whakahohe"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "sakriy karāve",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "सक्रिय करावे"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "فعال کردن"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "کناییدن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "aktywować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "włączać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odblokować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ativar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "habilitar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "activa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "aktivírovatʹ",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "активи́ровать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vključátʹ",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "включа́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "укљу́чити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "активи́рати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "деблоки́рати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "ukljúčiti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "aktivirati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "deblokírati"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zapnúť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "aktivovať"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "vklopiti"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "vključiti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "activar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "habilitar"
},
{
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"roman": "ngaktipkeun",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ᮍᮊ᮪ᮒᮤᮕ᮪ᮊᮩᮔ᮪"
},
{
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"roman": "ngahurungkeun",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ᮍᮠᮥᮛᮥᮀᮊᮩᮔ᮪"
},
{
"code": "su",
"lang": "Sundanese",
"roman": "ngafungsikeun",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "ᮍᮖᮥᮀᮞᮤᮊᮩᮔ᮪"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "kuwasha"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "aktivera"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "etkinleştirmek"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "işjeňleşdirmek"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "işletmek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "aktyvuvaty",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "активувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vmykaty",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "вмикати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vključaty",
"sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
"word": "включати"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"enabling"
],
"word": "enable"
}
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