"re-enable" meaning in English

See re-enable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌɹi.ɛˈneɪbl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: re-enables [present, singular, third-person], re-enabling [participle, present], re-enabled [participle, past], re-enabled [past]
Etymology: From re- + enable. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|re-|enable}} re- + enable Head templates: {{en-verb}} re-enable (third-person singular simple present re-enables, present participle re-enabling, simple past and past participle re-enabled)
  1. To enable again. Synonyms: reenable, reënable Translations (enable again): ail-alluogi (Welsh)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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