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re-enable

UK/ˌɹi.ɛˈneɪbl/

re-enable verb: to enable again.

Verb

re-enable (third-person singular simple present re-enables, present participle re-enabling, simple past and past participle re-enabled)

  1. To enable again.

Forms of re-enable

third-person singular presentre-enables
present participlere-enabling
past participlere-enabled
pastre-enabled
alternative formreenable
alternative formreënable

Origin of re-enable

From re- + enable.

Questions about re-enable

What does re-enable mean?
Re-enable means to enable again.
What part of speech is re-enable?
Re-enable is a verb.
How do you pronounce re-enable?
Re-enable is pronounced /ˌɹi.ɛˈneɪbl/ (UK).
What is the past tense of re-enable?
The past tense of re-enable is re-enabled.

Words near re-enable in the dictionary

  1. re-emphasising
  2. re-employ
  3. re-employed
  4. re-employing
  5. re-employs
  6. re-enable
  7. re-enabled
  8. re-enables
  9. re-enabling
  10. re-enact
  11. re-enacted

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