"inable" meaning in English

See inable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈneɪbəl/
Rhymes: -eɪbəl Etymology: From in- (“not”) + able. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|able|gloss1=not}} in- (“not”) + able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} inable (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete, now nonstandard) Unable, not able. Tags: nonstandard, not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-inable-en-adj-aelFyXTK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɪˈneɪbəl/ Forms: inables [present, singular, third-person], inabling [participle, present], inabled [participle, past], inabled [past]
Rhymes: -eɪbəl Etymology: From in + able. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|in|able|gloss1=}} in + able Head templates: {{en-verb}} inable (third-person singular simple present inables, present participle inabling, simple past and past participle inabled)
  1. (obsolete, now nonstandard) To enable. Tags: nonstandard, obsolete
    Sense id: en-inable-en-verb-rKtOIV9I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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