enable
verb (used with object)
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to: Students with vision impairments are enabled in the classroom with magnifiers and screen reader software.
are enabling
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present progressiveof enable.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Advances in artificial intelligence, falling hardware costs and improving regulatory clarity are enabling real-world deployment, with some operators already running fully driverless services around the clock in select cities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
"Intelligence tools we're creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working," he wrote in a note to staff.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
AutoTune and AI are enabling people who lack musical talent to game the system — like audio catfish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
Lower interest rates are enabling companies to borrow more cheaply for acquisitions.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
The Maravi are reported to be brave, and good marksmen with the bow; but, throughout all the country we have traversed, guns are enabling the trading tribes to overcome the agricultural and manufacturing classes.
From A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 by David Livingstone
