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.
enablement
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a word derived from
enable.
Example Sentences
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“Medicare supplement plans typically come with a $50,000 limit on lifetime coverage overseas,” said Whitney Stidom, vice president of consumer enablement at eHealth, an insurance marketplace.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The venture lets clients put private-company shares essentially “right next to their Apple stock,” said Artem Korenyuk, Citi’s global lead for digital assets enterprise alignment and services enablement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“But we see AI enablers as exciting, physical assets companies and logistics. We still think this AI enablement phase is investable for the next few years.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
“But without that underpinning foundation of technology enablement in terms of the infrastructure, and supporting the workforce to have the skills, knowledge, capacity and confidence, I think it’s going to be a challenge,” he adds.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2024
"God's fiat of the individual's election unto salvation must have been decided upon in foresight and foreknowledge of the whole content of faith, including both its divine enablement and its human element of freedom."
From American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by F. (Friedrich) Bente
