enable

Definition:
To make it possible.
Render capable or able for some task.

Use 'enable' in a sentence:

• 1. The king was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors.
• 2. A college education will enable me to specialize in a certain field of knowledge, such as medicine or law, preparing me to become a professional.
• 3. Unfortunately, the adaptations that enable carnivorous plants to thrive in marginal habitats also make them exquisitely sensitive.
• 4. This is but a foretaste of what the emerging technologies will enable us to do.
• 5. To enable rental increases, you have to have luxurious furnishings.
• 6. Insulin enables the body to use and store sugar.
• 7. The working class is still too small to enable a successful socialist revolution.
• 8. The measures will enable us to double our output of bicycles.
• 9. Within their compact bodies these minute satellites are able to house sensors and communications receivers/transmitters that enable operators to study Earth from space, as well as space around Earth.
• 10. The job enables me to vary the hours I work.
• 11. The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.
• 12. The label on a child's Batman cape cautions that the toy "does not enable user to fly".
• 13. This scarcely seems adequate help to enable slow learners to keep up.
• 14. This dictionary will enable better international understanding.
• 15. The hot sun enables the grapes to reach optimum ripeness.
• 16. It enabled students to devote more time to their studies, or to be more accurate, more time to relaxation.
• 17. Ancient fresh water green algae must have evolved features that enable them to withstand extremes of temperature and periods of dryness.
• 18. They transplant tendinous tissue to enable the crippled to walk.
• 19. The spacecraft will enable scientists to study some dark corners of the solar system.
• 20. The sessions will enable you to discuss problems with fellow asthma sufferers.
• 21. A shorter working week would enable us to redistribute hours from the overworked to the underworked.
• 22. The function of the stomach is to digest food sufficiently to enable it to pass into the intestine.
• 23. It's hoped that the telescope will enable scientists to see deeper into the universe than ever before.
• 24. The shell has to be slightly porous to enable oxygen to pass in.
• 25. He worked hard to enable the American colonies to gain independence from Britain.
• 26. In conversations, interpersonal coordination is found when people adjust the duration of their utterances and their speech rate to one another so that they can enable turn-taking to occur.
• 27. The republic's legislation enables young people to do a form of alternative service.
• 28. This bird's wings enable it to fly very fast.
• 29. The satellite enables us to calculate their precise location anywhere in the world.
• 30. In this process of transmission and reflection, the sounds are changed, and the changes in the echoes enable the bat to perceive features of the target.
• 31. The support systems to enable women to realize their potential at work are seriously inadequate.
• 32. The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors.
• 33. They spend several weeks each year undergoing intensive treatment which enables them to coordinate their limbs better.
• 34. A rabbit's large ears enable it to hear the slightest sound.
• 35. A series of holes in the side panels enables the position of the shelves to be adjusted.
• 36. This would enable the community to speak with one voice in world affairs.
• 37. It enabled its members to settle their differences without recourse to war.
• 38. This new offering will enable customers to have full independence from seller governments in reprogramming their EW equipment.
• 39. Standing at the top of the mountain will enable you to see the whole city and get relaxed.
• 40. This enabled the country to become self-sufficient in sugar.
• 41. We have instruments now that will enable us to try to do this.
• 42. This will enable the audience to sit in comfort while watching the shows.
• 43. But scientific method does enable large numbers to walk with surer steps.
• 44. The money he made from these extracurricular activities enabled him to pursue other ventures.
• 45. The Sami has long used the tents as portable shelters—their wide bases and forked poles enable them to withstand the winds on the Arctic tundra.
• 46. This committee will enable decisions to be made democratically.
• 47. Grammar information enables students to map the structure of a foreign language onto their own.
• 48. The vote will enable the Prime Minister to push through tough policies.
• 49. The interests he is most likely to enjoy will be those which enable him to show off himself or his talents.
• 50. This would enable you to "get the feel" of the places concerned, which is vital for any businessman planning a major marketing venture.
• 51. This enables the healing process to continue uninterrupted.
• 52. His early experience enabled him to break down barriers between Scottish Catholics and Protestants.
• 53. Always cut stems obliquely to enable flowers to absorb more water.
• 54. The door enables us to shut the birds in the shelter in bad weather.
• 55. Since Olympic Foods will soon celebrate its twenty-fifth birthday, we can expect that our long experience will enable us to minimize costs and thus maximize profits.
• 56. The royalties enabled the inventor to re-establish himself in business.
• 57. The weekly meeting enables employees to air their grievances.
• 58. Day care enables women to get involved in other activities.
• 59. The various cunning tricks devised to enable text entry in different languages will be needed for some years yet.
• 60. A good interview enables candidates to prove their worth.
• 61. Biomedical research will enable many individuals infected with HIV to live longer, more comfortable lives.
• 62. Being not lazy will enable you to live a happy and successful life.
• 63. Thus by about 1400 the key elements were in place to enable Europe to begin its seaward adventure.
• 64. New technology has enabled development of an online 'virtual library'.
• 65. It's the iPad that's going to enable developers to create entirely new ways to browse, discover and connect with singles.