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Enable

To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 7

Empower 76% connected

To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try an…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Endow 76% connected

To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to f…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Endue 76% connected

To invest.

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Equip 76% connected

To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide wi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Gift 76% connected

Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Indue 76% connected

To put on, as clothes; to draw on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Invest 76% connected

To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Help 88% connected

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

general 70% interchangeable

Enable overlaps with help, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Formal equivalent 1

Help 90% connected

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

professional alternatives to help 62% interchangeable less formal

Curated member of Professional alternatives to help.

Professional alternative 2

Help 88% connected

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

outcome 58% interchangeable less formal softer

Enable focuses on making an outcome possible.

The tool helped faster decisions. / The tool enabled faster decisions.
Help 84% connected

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

professional alternatives to help 55% interchangeable

Use when help makes an action or outcome possible.

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