Pobble, Cobble, Sobble to a Better Future

New words for forming options and working together

Spanish has the verbs

• “posibilitar,” to make something possible
• “compatibilizar,” to make two things compatible with each other
• “solidarizar,” to act in solidarity

English doesn’t have such handy, compact verbs for these activities.

• There’s “enable,” but that’s narrowly task-oriented, and sometimes it’s the opposite of “disable.” It doesn’t really mean envisioning futures and creating the conditions for them to be chosen.
• There’s “synchronize,” “harmonize,” and “pair,” but those don’t quite mean “make compatible.”
• There’s “ally with,” “sympathize,” and “support,” but no verb for “solidarity.”

I like “posibilitar,” “compatibilizar,” and “solidarizar.”

I bet English would do well to introduce “pobble,” “cobble,” and “sobble.”