"enable" meaning in English

See enable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: ɪˈneɪbəl Forms: enable
Etymology: : enable < en- + able
  1. επιτρέπω
    Sense id: el-enable-en-verb-zj4MIxQs
  2. καθιστώ ικανό, καθιστώ δυνατό, δίνω τη δυνατότητα
    Sense id: el-enable-en-verb-iIfaCoFu
  3. ενεργοποιώ
    Sense id: el-enable-en-verb-j48H-Ezi Categories (other): Πληροφορική (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: enabler, reenable
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  ],
  "etymology_text": ": enable < en- + able",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "enable"
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "enabler"
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      "word": "reenable"
    }
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      ],
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      ],
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          "parents": [],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "it will enable debug mode",
          "translation": "αυτό θα ενεργοποιήσει τη λειτουργία εντοπισμού σφαλμάτων"
        },
        {
          "text": "≠ αντώνυμα: disable"
        }
      ],
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        "ενεργοποιώ"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ɪˈneɪbəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enable"
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      "word": "enabler"
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    {
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "επιτρέπω"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ]
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          "text": "it will enable debug mode",
          "translation": "αυτό θα ενεργοποιήσει τη λειτουργία εντοπισμού σφαλμάτων"
        },
        {
          "text": "≠ αντώνυμα: disable"
        }
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        "ενεργοποιώ"
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    {
      "ipa": "ɪˈneɪbəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enable"
}

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