Definition: 1. To make it possible. 2. 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.
