Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to enable
Participle: enabled
Gerund: enabling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | enable |
| you | enable |
| he;she;it | enables |
| we | enable |
| you | enable |
| they | enable |
Perfect
| I | have enabled |
| you | have enabled |
| he;she;it | has enabled |
| we | have enabled |
| you | have enabled |
| they | have enabled |
Past
| I | enabled |
| you | enabled |
| he;she;it | enabled |
| we | enabled |
| you | enabled |
| they | enabled |
Pluperfect
| I | had enabled |
| you | had enabled |
| he;she;it | had enabled |
| we | had enabled |
| you | had enabled |
| they | had enabled |
Future
| I | will enable |
| you | will enable |
| he;she;it | will enable |
| we | will enable |
| you | will enable |
| they | will enable |
Future Perfect
| I | will have enabled |
| you | will have enabled |
| he;she;it | will have enabled |
| we | will have enabled |
| you | will have enabled |
| they | will have enabled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | enable |
| you | enable |
| he;she;it | enable |
| we | enable |
| you | enable |
| they | enable |
Perfect
| I | have enabled |
| you | have enabled |
| he;she;it | have enabled |
| we | have enabled |
| you | have enabled |
| they | have enabled |
Imperfect
| I | enabled |
| you | enabled |
| he;she;it | enabled |
| we | enabled |
| you | enabled |
| they | enabled |
Pluperfect
| I | had enabled |
| you | had enabled |
| he;she;it | had enabled |
| we | had enabled |
| you | had enabled |
| they | had enabled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would enable |
| you | would enable |
| he;she;it | would enable |
| we | would enable |
| you | would enable |
| they | would enable |
Perfect
| I | would have enabled |
| you | would have enabled |
| he;she;it | would have enabled |
| we | would have enabled |
| you | would have enabled |
| they | would have enabled |
Imperative
| you | enable |
| we | Let's enable |
| you | enable |
Verbs conjugated like 'enable'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'enable'
inable,
unable,
able,
cable,
dable,
eagle,
engle,
enisle,
enmarble,
ennoble,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- empower
- capacitate, sanction, qualify, let, permit, license
Antonyms
- to impair the abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury
- capacitate, re-enable, disable
- empower
- disable, disenfranchise, disqualify, dismiss
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- + able.
Sample Sentences
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America, as a new and not over-populated country, has in all her prisons, the one great advantage, of being enabled to find useful and profitable work for the inmates; whereas, with us, the prejudice against prison labour is naturally very strong, and almost insurmountable, when honest men who have not offended [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] into. Miss Moseley, who came into the house to help to do the dress-making, acquired daily accessions of importance from the developments with regard to Miss Ophelia's wardrobe which she had been enabled to make. It was credibly ascertained that Squire Sinclare, as his name was commonly contracted in the neighborhood, had counted out fifty dollars, and given them to Miss Ophelia, and told her to buy [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Another prominent feature is the love of ‘smart ’ dealing: which gilds over many a swindle and gross breach of trust; many a defalcation, public and private; and enables many a knave to hold his head up with the best, who well deserves a halter; though it has not been without its retributive operation, for this smartness has done more in a few years to impair the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] the highest society, the language, movements and air of Cassy, were all in agreement with this idea; and she had still enough remaining with her, of a once splendid wardrobe, and sets of jewels, to enable her to personate the thing to advantage.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] where the numerous fugitives from slavery are located. At Amherstberg they found the missionary with whom George and Eliza had taken shelter, on their first arrival in Canada; and through him were enabled to trace the family to Montreal.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)