"enable" meaning in English

See enable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪˈneɪbəl/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-enable.ogg Forms: enables [present, singular, third-person], enabling [participle, present], enabled [participle, past], enabled [past]
Rhymes: -eɪbəl Etymology: From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- + able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|enablen}} Middle English enablen, {{prefix|en|en|able}} en- + able Head templates: {{en-verb}} enable (third-person singular simple present enables, present participle enabling, simple past and past participle enabled)
  1. 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. Synonyms: empower, endow
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  2. To affirm; to make firm and strong.
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  3. To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for. Synonyms: let, permit, authorize
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  4. To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like. Synonyms: allow
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  5. To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
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  6. (electronics) To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse. Categories (topical): Electronics
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  7. (chiefly electronics, computing) To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device). Categories (topical): Computing, Electronics Synonyms: activate, turn on Translations (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device): aanskakel (Afrikaans), aktiveer (Afrikaans), aktivizoj (Albanian), አንቃ (ʾänḳa) (Amharic), միացնել (miacʻnel) (Armenian), aktivləşdirmək (Azerbaijani), işə salmaq (Azerbaijani), aktibatu (Basque), актываваць (aktyvavacʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), уключа́ць (uključácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), সক্রিয় করা (śokriẏo kora) (Bengali), активирам (aktiviram) (Bulgarian), включвам (vključvam) (Bulgarian), 啟用 (Chinese Mandarin), 启用 (qǐyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), zapnout [perfective] (Czech), aktivovat [imperfective, perfective] (Czech), tænde (Danish), aktivere (Danish), activeren (Dutch), inschakelen (Dutch), enŝalti (Esperanto), aktivigi (Esperanto), aktiveerima (Estonian), sisse lülitama (Estonian), aktivoida (Finnish), ottaa käyttöön (Finnish), activer (French), ჩართვა (čartva) (Georgian), aktivieren (German), einschalten (German), ενεργοποιώ (energopoió) (Greek), सक्रिय करना (sakriya karnā) (Hindi), चालू करना (cālū karnā) (Hindi), bekapcsol (Hungarian), aktivál (Hungarian), engedélyez (Hungarian), gera virkt (Icelandic), mengaktifkan (Indonesian), memfungsikan (Indonesian), menghidupkan (Indonesian), attivare (Italian), abilitare (Italian), ngaktifake (Javanese), күйгүзүү (küygüzüü) (Kyrgyz), жандыруу (jandıruu) (Kyrgyz), ເປີດໃຊ້ງານ (pœ̄t sai ngān) (Lao), aktivizēt (Latvian), ieslēgt (Latvian), aktyvinti (Lithuanian), įjungti (Lithuanian), aktivéieren (Luxembourgish), вклучува (vklučuva) (Macedonian), активира (aktivira) (Macedonian), menghidupkan (Malay), mengaktifkan (Malay), സാധ്യമാക്കുക (sādhyamākkuka) (Malayalam), whakahohe (Maori), सक्रिय करावे (sakriy karāve) (Marathi), فعال کردن (Persian), کناییدن (Persian), aktywować [imperfective, perfective] (Polish), włączać [imperfective] (Polish), odblokować [perfective] (Polish), ativar (Portuguese), habilitar (Portuguese), activa (Romanian), активи́ровать (aktivírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), включа́ть (vključátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), укљу́чити [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), активи́рати [Cyrillic, imperfective, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), деблоки́рати [Cyrillic, imperfective, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ukljúčiti [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), aktivirati [Roman, imperfective, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), deblokírati [Roman, imperfective, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), zapnúť [perfective] (Slovak), aktivovať [imperfective, perfective] (Slovak), vklopiti (Slovene), vključiti (Slovene), activar (Spanish), habilitar (Spanish), ᮍᮊ᮪ᮒᮤᮕ᮪ᮊᮩᮔ᮪ (ngaktipkeun) (Sundanese), ᮍᮠᮥᮛᮥᮀᮊᮩᮔ᮪ (ngahurungkeun) (Sundanese), ᮍᮖᮥᮀᮞᮤᮊᮩᮔ᮪ (ngafungsikeun) (Sundanese), kuwasha (Swahili), aktivera (Swedish), etkinleştirmek (Turkish), işjeňleşdirmek (Turkmen), işletmek (Turkmen), активувати (aktyvuvaty) (Ukrainian), вмикати (vmykaty) (Ukrainian), включати (vključaty) (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: enabler, enablement, re-enable, reenable Translations (to allow a way out or excuse for an action): umožnit (Czech), muliggøre (Danish), anordne (Danish), in staat stellen (Dutch), antaa tekosyy (Finnish), sallia (Finnish), permettre (French), anordnen (German), επιτρέπω (epitrépo) (Greek), permettere (Italian), സാധ്യമാക്കുക (sādhyamākkuka) (Malayalam), thoir cothrom do (Scottish Gaelic), möjliggöra (Swedish), ursäkta (Swedish) Translations (to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities): давам възможност (davam vǎzmožnost) (Bulgarian), habilitar (Catalan), give nogen kraft (Danish), inschakelen (Dutch), in staat stellen (Dutch), tehdä kykeneväksi (Finnish), mahdollistaa (Finnish), antaa lupa (Finnish), autoriser (French), (jemanden) berechtigen (German), befähigen (German), felhatalmaz (Hungarian), feljogosít (Hungarian), memampukan (Indonesian), habilito (Latin), പ്രാപ്തമാക്കുക (prāptamākkuka) (Malayalam), whakamana (Maori), whakakaha (Maori), uzdolnić [perfective] (Polish), upełnomocnić [perfective] (Polish), habilitar (Portuguese), дава́ть возмо́жность (davátʹ vozmóžnostʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), уполномо́чивать (upolnomóčivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), оспособити [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), овла́стити [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), osposòbiti [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ovlástiti [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), habilitar (Spanish), ge någon kraft [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (to make something possible): umožnit (Czech), muliggøre (Danish), mogelijk maken (Dutch), ebligi (Esperanto), mahdollistaa (Finnish), permettre (French), ermöglichen (German), lehetővé tesz (Hungarian), സാധ്യമാക്കുക (sādhyamākkuka) (Malayalam), whakaahei (Maori), umożliwiać [imperfective] (Polish), umożliwić [perfective] (Polish), possibilitar (Portuguese), thoir comas do (Scottish Gaelic), posibilitar (Spanish), möjliggöra (Swedish), уможли́влювати (umožlývljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), уможли́вити (umožlývyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
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Inflected forms

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          "text": "Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.",
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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"
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          "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.",
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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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          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aanskakel"
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          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aktivizoj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
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          "lang": "Amharic",
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          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "አንቃ"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "միացնել"
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aktivləşdirmək"
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        {
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "işə salmaq"
        },
        {
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          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aktibatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "be",
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          "roman": "aktyvavacʹ",
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        {
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          "roman": "uključácʹ",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
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          "word": "уключа́ць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "śokriẏo kora",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "সক্রিয় করা"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "aktiviram",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "активирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "vključvam",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "включвам"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "啟用"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "qǐyòng",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "启用"
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          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
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          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
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          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
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          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
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          "word": "aktiveerima"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "sisse lülitama"
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          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aktivoida"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "ottaa käyttöön"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
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          "word": "activer"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "čartva",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "ჩართვა"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aktivieren"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "einschalten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "energopoió",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "ενεργοποιώ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sakriya karnā",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "सक्रिय करना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "cālū karnā",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "चालू करना"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "bekapcsol"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aktivál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "engedélyez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "gera virkt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "mengaktifkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "memfungsikan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "menghidupkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "attivare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "ngaktifake"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
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          "roman": "küygüzüü",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "күйгүзүү"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
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          "roman": "jandıruu",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "жандыруу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "pœ̄t sai ngān",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "ເປີດໃຊ້ງານ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
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          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aktivizēt"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aktyvinti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "įjungti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aktivéieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "vklučuva",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "вклучува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "aktivira",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "активира"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "menghidupkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "mengaktifkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "sādhyamākkuka",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "സാധ്യമാക്കുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "whakahohe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "sakriy karāve",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "सक्रिय करावे"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "فعال کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "کناییدن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "aktywować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "włączać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "odblokować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "ativar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "habilitar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "activa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "aktivírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "активи́ровать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vključátʹ",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "включа́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "укљу́чити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "активи́рати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "деблоки́рати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ukljúčiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "aktivirati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "deblokírati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zapnúť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "aktivovať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "vklopiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "vključiti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "activar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "habilitar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "su",
          "lang": "Sundanese",
          "roman": "ngaktipkeun",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "ᮍᮊ᮪ᮒᮤᮕ᮪ᮊᮩᮔ᮪"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "su",
          "lang": "Sundanese",
          "roman": "ngahurungkeun",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "ᮍᮠᮥᮛᮥᮀᮊᮩᮔ᮪"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "su",
          "lang": "Sundanese",
          "roman": "ngafungsikeun",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "ᮍᮖᮥᮀᮞᮤᮊᮩᮔ᮪"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "kuwasha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "aktivera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "etkinleştirmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "işjeňleşdirmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "işletmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "aktyvuvaty",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "активувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vmykaty",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "вмикати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 2 0 0 1 97",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vključaty",
          "sense": "to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device",
          "word": "включати"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈneɪbəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    {
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "davam vǎzmožnost",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "давам възможност"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "habilitar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "give nogen kraft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "inschakelen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "in staat stellen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "tehdä kykeneväksi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "mahdollistaa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "antaa lupa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "autoriser"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "(jemanden) berechtigen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "befähigen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "felhatalmaz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "feljogosít"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "memampukan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "habilito"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "prāptamākkuka",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "പ്രാപ്തമാക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "whakamana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "whakakaha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uzdolnić"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "upełnomocnić"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "habilitar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "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"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upolnomóčivatʹ",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уполномо́чивать"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "оспособити"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "овла́стити"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "osposòbiti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ovlástiti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "habilitar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "20 3 30 34 6 4 4",
      "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"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "umožnit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "muliggøre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "mogelijk maken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "ebligi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "mahdollistaa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "permettre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "ermöglichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "lehetővé tesz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sādhyamākkuka",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "സാധ്യമാക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "whakaahei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "umożliwiać"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "umożliwić"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "possibilitar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "thoir comas do"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "posibilitar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "word": "möjliggöra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "umožlývljuvaty",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уможли́влювати"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 21 11 16 1 4 22",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "umožlývyty",
      "sense": "to make something possible",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "уможли́вити"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 8 12 26 32 4 3",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
      "word": "umožnit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "16 8 12 26 32 4 3",
      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "to give power, sanction or authorization to; to provide with abilities, means, opportunities",
      "word": "habilitar"
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      "word": "thoir comas do"
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      "word": "möjliggöra"
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      "sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
      "word": "antaa tekosyy"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
      "word": "sallia"
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      "sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
      "word": "permettre"
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      "sense": "to allow a way out or excuse for an action",
      "word": "anordnen"
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      "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": "miacʻnel",
      "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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