Verb

ermöglichen

Translation

to enable, to make possible, to allow

Das Internet ermöglicht schnellen Informationsaustausch.

The internet enables a quick exchange of information.

Ein Stipendium ermöglicht ihm das Studium.

A scholarship makes his studies possible.

Wir müssen eine Lösung ermöglichen.

We have to enable a solution.

((sb.)) ((sth.)): to enable sb. sth. The scholarship enables him to study.

((sth.)): to make sth. possible. The new software makes faster processing possible.

to allow, to permit; Antonyms: to prevent, to hinder

From the prefix 'er-' (indicating achievement) + 'möglich' (possible) + '-en' (infinitive ending). Literally 'to make possible'.

Think of 'enable'. The 'en-' prefix in English works similarly to the German 'er-' here, both meaning to cause something to be in a certain state.