Spanish word

habilitar

Pronunciation

IPA/aβiliˈtaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbactivate

Example

Necesito habilitar mi cuenta para entrar.

I need to activate my account to log in.

Illustration for habilitar (activate)

More examples

Para compartir la pantalla, tienes que habilitar los permisos del navegador.

To share the screen, you have to enable browser permissions.

Core concept

Enabling a feature, permission, or resource for users or systems.

Common phrases

  • habilitar el acceso

    enable access

  • habilitar permisos

    enable permissions

  • habilitar la opción

    enable the option

Similar words

permitir: Give formal permission for an action or use.
activar: Activate power or a feature so a machine or option operates.
abrir: Open a resource, account, or page so users can enter or use it.
desbloquear: Remove a restriction or lock that blocked access.

Definition in Spanish

Hacer accesible o disponible un recurso o una función para que pueda ser usado por personas o sistemas.

Word origin

Derived from Latin habilitare 'to make fit', itself from habĭlis 'suitable', carrying the sense 'to make usable or accessible' into modern Spanish as habilitar.

Usage tips

  • Used both in technical and everyday speech to mean 'make available' or 'allow use', so check whether activar (turn on) or habilitar (allow access) is intended.

Other meanings

  • allowverb
  • make availableverb

Opposites

  • deshabilitardisableverb

Related words

  • habilitaciónactivationnoun
  • habilitadoenabledadjective

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