Synonyms for enable
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Empower — to make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to…
2. Permit — to qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm…
Other
allow, support, activate, qualify, capacitate rare
Definitions
- v. 1
To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
- v. 2
To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
Related words
- Word family
- enabler
Forms
- Past participle
- enabled
e.g. enabled → empowered, entitled, endowed, permitted…
Example sentences
- empower He seeks to empower others through learning.
- entitle This doesn't entitle you to disrespect me.
- permit My father would not permit me to go on to college.
- allow He didn't allow me to pay the bill for the dinner.
- qualify Turkey did not qualify in this year's World Cup.
By length
- 3 letters
- let1
- 5 letters
- allow2, endow2
- 6 letters
- permit2
- 7 letters
- support2, qualify3, empower3, entitle3
- 8 letters
- activate3
- 9 letters
- authorize3, authorise
- 10 letters
- capacitate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allow2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- activer
- Italiano
- attivare
- Español
- activar
- Deutsch
- aktivieren
- Català
- activar