Spanish Conversation · Level 115
59 words
Spanish word
posibilitar
Pronunciation
IPA/posiβiliˈtaɾ/
Meaning
- verbenable
Example
La nueva ley posibilita el acceso a la educación.
The new law enables access to education.
More examples
La tecnología posibilita la comunicación instantánea entre familias.
Technology enables instant communication between families.
Core concept
A ramp leveling a step so a wheelchair can pass.
Common phrases
posibilitar el acceso
enable access
posibilitar la comunicación
enable communication
posibilitar el aprendizaje
enable learning
posibilitar que
make it possible that
Similar words
permitir: Permit an action through approval or consent.
facilitar: Simplify a task by removing barriers or cutting down the work involved.
Definition in Spanish
Proporcionar recursos o condiciones que facilitan la realización de algo.
Word origin
Derived from Spanish posible (from Latin possibilis) plus the verb-forming suffix -itar, meaning to provide the means or conditions that make something possible.
Usage tips
- Refers to supplying resources or conditions that enable an outcome rather than granting permission, and permitir is the usual verb for 'allow' as permission.
Other meanings
- make attainableverb
- facilitateverb
Opposites
- impedirpreventverb
- imposibilitarmake impossibleverb
Related words
- posibilidadpossibilitynoun
- posiblepossibleadjective
- posiblementepossiblyadverb