Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EN-A'BLE
EN-A'BLE, v.t. [Norm. enhabler. See Able.]
- To make able; to supply with power, physical or moral; to furnish with sufficient power or ability. By strength a man is enabled to work. Learning and industry enable men to investigate the laws of nature. Fortitude enables us to bear pain without murmuring.
- To supply with means. Wealth enables men to be charitable, or to live in luxury.
- To furnish with legal ability or competency; to authorize. The law enables us to dispose of our property by will.
- To furnish with competent knowledge or skill, and in general, with adequate means.
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