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berechtigen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • authorize verb To give someone official permission or power to do something.
  • enable verb To give someone the ability, means, or authority to do something.
  • entitle verb To give something a name or heading.

Senses

berechtigen is used for these senses in English:

  • authorize (transitive) To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
  • enable To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
  • entitle To give power or authority (to do something).

enable — full definition

  1. verb To give someone the ability, means, or authority to do something.
  2. verb To activate a function, especially on a device or system.
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