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Enable Paper ɪˈneɪbl Access Wood Software Programme Older

Word enable
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ɪˈneɪbl / NAmE / ɪˈneɪbl /
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  • the software enables you to create your own dvds.
  • a new programme to enable older people to study at college
  • insulin enables the body to use and store sugar.
  • a new train line to enable easier access to the stadium
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enable

(verb)BrE / ɪˈneɪbl / NAmE / ɪˈneɪbl /
  1. to make it possible for somebody to do something
    • synonym allow
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/allow
    • The software enables you to create your own DVDs.
    • a new programme to enable older people to study at college
  2. to make it possible for something to happen or exist by creating the necessary conditions
    • synonym allow
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/allow
    • Insulin enables the body to use and store sugar.
    • a new train line to enable easier access to the stadium
    • This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made.
    • First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
    • Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.
    • Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed.
    • Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.
    • The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.
    • As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.
    • At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.
    • The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.

    Extra Examples

    • The new train line should enable easier access to the stadium.
    • The software enables you to access the Internet in seconds.
    • This new programme will enable older people to study at college.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they enable
    • he / she / it enables
    • past simple enabled
    • past participle enabled
    • -ing form enabling

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (formerly also as inable): from en-, in-, + able.
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